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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) John Donne.
(c) William Blake.
(d) G.M. Hopkins.

2. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?
(a) The churches.
(b) His house.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) The beauty of St. Antonin.

3. What was his father building in St. Antonin?
(a) He builds an art studio.
(b) He builds a piece of sculpture.
(c) He builds a house for the family.
(d) He builds an extra bedroom.

4. Where did Merton spend his school holidays?
(a) With Owen in London.
(b) With his godfather who was a doctor in London.
(c) With his Aunt Maude.
(d) With Pop and Bonnemaman.

5. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?
(a) France.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?

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

3. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?

4. What university does Merton attend in New York?

5. How does Merton feel about Catholicism when he first goes to the university?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merton hope to experience in Olean?

2. What experiences in England helped Thomas to be more content?

3. Why might Merton have been embarrassed by his grandfather's visit to France?

4. What is the purpose of the essay in the Epilogue?

5. Why does Merton introduce characters like Andrew into his story?

6. What significant event in Merton's monastic life forms part of the Epilogue?

7. What is the significance of a book Merton purchased at Scribner's?

8. How does Merton feel about his younger brother?

9. How does the death of Merton's mother affect him?

10. What factors influenced Merton in pursuing a graduate degree in English?

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