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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. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?
(a) At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
(b) At Gethsemane in Kentucky.
(c) At St. John the Divine in New York.
(d) At the Church of Corpus Christi in New York.

2. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?
(a) At Durston Hospital in Scotland.
(b) At home with a personal physician.
(c) At a hospital in Paris.
(d) At Middlesex Hospital in London.

3. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?
(a) Rome.
(b) Scotland.
(c) France.
(d) London.

4. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
(a) The fourth floor.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The fifth floor.

5. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?
(a) That he and Bonnemaman were moving to Paris.
(b) That John Paul would be joining him at Oakham.
(c) That the Great Depression had ruined him financially.
(d) That Merton and his brother would be financially secure after their father's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words best describe Merton at the university?

2. Where was Thomas Merton born?

3. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?

4. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?

5. When was Merton baptized?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Merton move away from religion when he entered Columbia?

2. What are some examples of Merton's impatience in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. How did Merton feel about moving to England?

4. What impact does Merton's dental health have on his life?

5. Describe Merton's reaction to his brother's baptism.

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

7. After the death of his father, why does Merton consider himself to be a rebel in New York?

8. Why does Merton attend Zion Church?

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

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

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