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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Decline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moments in Switzerland did Latimer never feel alone?
(a) In the home he was staying in.
(b) In the boat on the lake.
(c) During his visits to town.
(d) On the shore reading his poetry.

2. What kind of writing is The Lifted Veil?
(a) A biography.
(b) A novella.
(c) An epic poem.
(d) A graphic novel.

3. What causes Latimer's love interest to think that he loves her?
(a) The poems that he writes for her.
(b) The songs that he sings to her.
(c) Him fainting the first time they met.
(d) Nothing, she has no clue.

4. Where did the bond between Charles and Latimer come from?
(a) The intellect shared between them.
(b) The attractiveness of both boys.
(c) A shared illness.
(d) The community of feeling.

5. After Latimer's father's death, Latimer finds out what Bertha really think about him. What does she think about Latimer?
(a) She loves him more than he could ever imagine.
(b) She finds him strong and intelligent.
(c) She thinks of him as a weak, silly man and always had.
(d) She hates him and always has.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator sitting during the last moments of life?

2. Why is Latimer in Switzerland?

3. What does Bertha believe will ruin her marriage?

4. What image is Latimer obsessed with?

5. Who is described as handsome, confident, and extremely friendly, and evidently did not feel any rivalry with Latimer?

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