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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Merton goes to confession after being told to withdraw his application for the priesthood?
(a) The priest says he is a friend of Father Edmund.
(b) The priest says Merton has no vocation.
(c) The priest congratulates Merton on his efforts.
(d) The priest tells Merton to count on his support.

3. What does Merton see as his vocation while he is in Olean?
(a) Lecturing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Praying.
(d) Writing.

4. Who does Merton blame for the war, besides Hitler?
(a) His professors.
(b) The French people.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

5. What does a Carmelite tell the Master of Novices about Merton?
(a) That Merton was his role model.
(b) That Merton was converted to faith by reading James Joyce.
(c) That Merton deserved to be a monk.
(d) That Merton followed the teachings of the saints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Merton get a job as a teacher?

2. What do Merton and his friends do in Olean?

3. What analogy does Merton make in Part 2, Chapter 2, to describe his spiritual state?

4. What does Merton neglect to mention to the abbot?

5. Who accepts Merton into the community of monks?

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