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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merton make a retreat during Easter?
(a) Our Lady of Mt. Zion.
(b) Our Lady of Gethsemani.
(c) To a cabin in upstate New York.
(d) Our Lady of Corpus Christi.

2. What name is Merton given upon joining the community of monks?
(a) Frater Thomas.
(b) Frater Joyce.
(c) Frater Louis.
(d) Frater William.

3. What was Merton hoping to gain at his country cottage?
(a) A replacement for school classes.
(b) A romantic relationship.
(c) Excitement and fun.
(d) Order and structure in his life.

4. What does Merton feel about the war?
(a) Regret.
(b) Pride.
(c) Avoidance.
(d) Fear.

5. With whom does Merton receive the habit he will wear as a monk?
(a) A friend from the university.
(b) Bob Lax.
(c) Father Edmund.
(d) A Carmelite he met on retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton tell his brother when he comes to Gethsemani?

2. Who is Dan Walsh?

3. What did Merton and his friends grow in Olean?

4. What is Merton afraid to tell anyone when he is teaching at St. Bonaventure?

5. What does Merton never consider once he becomes a monk?

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