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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Friendship House?
(a) A place to make a religious retreat.
(b) A monastery guesthouse.
(c) A place that helps poor residents in Harlem.
(d) A cottage in New York.

2. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?
(a) A trip to the hospital.
(b) Learning about philosophy.
(c) Occasional trips to church.
(d) Summers in the country.

3. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?
(a) To become a priest in Rome.
(b) To own a newspaper.
(c) To write and teach.
(d) To work with the poor and pray.

4. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?
(a) Because he teaches his students about peace.
(b) Because he has a letter from the abbot defining him as such.
(c) Because he argues for that position.
(d) Because he is a religious with plans to enter a monastery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton want to live in the world?

2. How does Merton register his draft papers?

3. What does Merton's brother do before leaving on his voyage?

4. Who suggests that Merton withdraw his application for the novitiate?

5. What sin is Merton most concerned with when he begins to write poetry?

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