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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merton get a job as a teacher?
(a) Zion Church.
(b) Gethsemani.
(c) Corpus Christi.
(d) St. Bonaventure.

2. What does Merton remember when saying goodbye to his brother after his baptism?
(a) Their childhood relationship.
(b) The places they lived.
(c) Their relatives in Canada.
(d) Their parents.

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 write and teach.
(c) To work with the poor and pray.
(d) To own a newspaper.

4. What makes Merton unhappy while he is teaching?
(a) He wants to visit Europe, but doesn't have the money.
(b) He wants to go on retreat, but can't decide where to go.
(c) He yearns to be a priest, but is told he doesn't have a vocation.
(d) He wants to visit with his close friends, but they have been drafted.

5. Why does Merton not enter the military draft?
(a) He fails the physical because he has flat feet.
(b) He fails the physical because of his poor eyesight.
(c) He fails the physical because of his stomach problems.
(d) He fails the physical because of his teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Baroness?

2. What is Merton looking for in his choice of a religious Order?

3. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?

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

5. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

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