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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merton describe his mother?
(a) She was an American perfectionist.
(b) She was a divorced woman.
(c) She was an American pessimist.
(d) She was a British artist.

2. What language is Merton required to learn in England?
(a) Greek.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?
(a) Ripley Court.
(b) He was home-schooled.
(c) A church school.
(d) Eton.

4. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?
(a) He asked Merton to take care of John Paul.
(b) He asked Merton to pray for him.
(c) He wanted Merton to do well in school
(d) He wanted Merton to come with him to London.

5. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?
(a) Violin concertos
(b) The jazz of Duke Ellington
(c) Beethoven symphonies
(d) Gregorian chant

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton find disappointing about the pastor at Zion Church?

2. What are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?

3. Why does Owen Merton travel so frequently?

4. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?

5. What is the significance of Zion Church to Merton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the errors Merton finds in the religion of Protestants?

2. What does Merton try to express in this first chapter?

3. What characterizes the life of Merton's parents?

4. Does Merton follow the advice given to him by Van Doren in Part 3, Chapter 3?

5. Describe Merton's reaction to hearing about Gethsemani for the first time?

6. How does Merton feel about living with his father's friends after his mother's death?

7. What does Mark Van Doren do that made Merton afraid of losing his dream?

8. What prompts Merton to attend his first Mass?

9. What does Merton gain during his summer in Olean?

10. What is the purpose of the essay in the Epilogue?

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