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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?
(a) Asceticism and contemplation.
(b) Sports and writing
(c) Teaching and journalism.
(d) Philosophy and religion.

2. Where is Olean?
(a) Southern France.
(b) Upstate New York.
(c) Western Canada.
(d) Kentucky.

3. What important event occurs while Merton is in Olean?
(a) The U.S. goes to war.
(b) Merton is drafted into the military.
(c) World War II begins in Europe.
(d) Merton's friends join the Navy.

4. What narrative convention does Merton use repeatedly in this book?
(a) He writes long reveries that arise from his imagination.
(b) He provides detailed and accurately recorded conversations with priests.
(c) He writes long historical passages to set the stage for action.
(d) He links every current event to a childhood experience.

5. What details of war make Merton uncomfortable?
(a) The hierarchy of the military.
(b) The experiences of the infantry.
(c) The destruction of monasteries.
(d) Bombing raids and the death of innocent people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton desire just before going to Olean?

2. What does Merton have to do upon joining the monastery?

3. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?

4. What, in Part 2, Chapter 2, causes Merton to feel enthusiastic?

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

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