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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. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?
(a) He played on its cricket team.
(b) He went to school there.
(c) He was a teacher there.
(d) He had been headmaster there.

2. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?
(a) The museum.
(b) The countryside.
(c) The church.
(d) The Lycee.

3. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The teaching profession.
(b) The priesthood.
(c) The medical profession.
(d) The British diplomatic service.

4. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?
(a) The Lycee.
(b) The churches.
(c) The beauty of St. Antonin.
(d) His house.

5. Where did Merton spend his school holidays?
(a) With his Aunt Maude.
(b) With Pop and Bonnemaman.
(c) With his godfather who was a doctor in London.
(d) With Owen in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?

2. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?

3. What is one of the last things mentioned in Chapter 4 of Part 1?

4. Where are the student publications at the university housed?

5. Who is Owen Merton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Bob Lax in the Epilogue?

2. How does Merton handle his spiritual condition upon returning from Cuba?

3. What are some of the internal struggles Merton faces in Part 1, Chapter 3?

4. What prompts Merton to attend his first Mass?

5. What is Merton's reaction to having to withdraw his application to the monastery?

6. How does his father set an example for Merton's later life?

7. What does Merton learn from the abscessed tooth he suffers?

8. What factors influenced Merton in pursuing a graduate degree in English?

9. What does Merton view as a cure for his sinfulness?

10. How does the death of Merton's mother affect him?

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