2. What does Merton never consider once he becomes a monk?
(a) Becoming an abbot.
(b) Leaving the monastery.
(c) Teaching other monks.
(d) Talking to his brother.

3. What do Merton and his friends do in Olean?
(a) They develop a monastery-like environment.
(b) They play team sports.
(c) They study drama and religion.
(d) They have an automobile accident.

4. What behavior characterizes Merton's life while he is teaching?
(a) He works during the day and goes to bars at night.
(b) He tells everyone he knows that he wants to be a priest.
(c) He no longer prays daily.
(d) He schedules his life as if he were a monk in a monastery.

5. Which saint becomes important to Merton when he receives the Baronness' advice?
(a) St. Catherine of Siena.
(b) St. Mary of Gethsemani.
(c) St. Therese of Lisieux.
(d) St. Brigid of Ireland.

6. Who does Merton blame for the war, besides Hitler?
(a) Himself.
(b) His father.
(c) The French people.
(d) His professors.

7. What is Merton's role at Friendship House?
(a) He is a volunteer.
(b) He works as a priest.
(c) He raises money for the administration.
(d) He is a guest of the owner.

8. Where does John Paul die?
(a) At Gethsemani.
(b) In a plane crash in the North Sea.
(c) In a hospital in Canada.
(d) On a train in France.

9. Who is Father Edmund?
(a) A friend of Dan Walsh.
(b) A friend of Merton's brother.
(c) A friend of Mark Van Doren.
(d) A friend of Owen Merton.

10. Where does Merton make a retreat during Easter?
(a) Our Lady of Mt. Zion.
(b) Our Lady of Corpus Christi.
(c) Our Lady of Gethsemani.
(d) To a cabin in upstate New York.

11. When does John Paul die?
(a) December, 1940.
(b) April, 1943.
(c) June, 1944.
(d) September, 1941.

12. How does Merton want to live in the world?
(a) As a religious teacher.
(b) As a chaplain in the military.
(c) As a good and righteous lay person.
(d) As a monk.

13. Where is Olean?
(a) Upstate New York.
(b) Southern France.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Western Canada.

14. What does Merton's brother do before leaving on his voyage?
(a) He decides to become a monk, too.
(b) He asks Merton to meet him in New York.
(c) He consults with a priest about Merton's vocation.
(d) He asks to be baptized at Gethsemani.

15. What does Merton have to do upon joining the monastery?
(a) He must take a physical examination to prove his endurance.
(b) He must contact the draft board to inform them of his novitiate.
(c) He must confess the sins of his past to the Master of Novices.
(d) He must talk with others in the novitiate about their calling.