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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 encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) Praying for Aunt Maude.
(c) The frescoes he saw in ancient cathedrals.
(d) His friend Andrew at Cambridge.

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

3. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They are pleasant and happy.
(b) They are cruel to him.
(c) They are snobbish and unfriendly.
(d) They dislike sports.

4. Why does Merton say he was "truly happy" in England?
(a) Because he has many friends.
(b) Because he is sincerely religious for the first time.
(c) Because he is living in England.
(d) Because he is learning to play cricket.

5. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?
(a) The countryside.
(b) The museum.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Merton go to class with the younger French children?

3. What are Merton's childhood memories of his brother?

4. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?

5. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?

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