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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, The Children in the Market Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merton like about France?
(a) Its beauty and its simple people.
(b) The school he attended there.
(c) The weather.
(d) Its museums.

2. What incident causes Merton personal pain at the university?
(a) A girl does not return his romantic feelings.
(b) His friend ignores him.
(c) He is cut from a sports team.
(d) He receives a poor review of his writing.

3. With whom does Merton stay in England?
(a) He boards at his school.
(b) He lives with his father and brother.
(c) He stays with his Aunt Maude and Uncle Ben.
(d) He lives with his grandparents.

4. When was Merton's brother born?
(a) October, 1921.
(b) November, 1918.
(c) January, 1920.
(d) March, 1919.

5. What did Merton's parents do for a living?
(a) They were artists.
(b) They operated a grocery store.
(c) They ran a travel bureau.
(d) They were farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Jester?

2. Where was Merton's father born?

3. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?

4. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?

5. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?

(see the answer key)

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