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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. Where does Alfred invite Latimer to go because it is "the finest thing in the world for low spirits"?
(a) To an opera.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Fishing.

2. What tears Latimer apart regarding Bertha, after Alfred's death?
(a) Her desire to leave.
(b) Respecting Alfred's memory and knowing if Bertha loves him.
(c) Her hatred of him.
(d) Her hatred of his father.

3. How does Latimer feel about what is revealed to him when he uses his second psychic ability?
(a) It makes him feel loved.
(b) It makes him happy.
(c) It revolts him.
(d) It provokes him.

4. Who does Latimer return home from Switzerland with?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Alfred.
(c) His father.
(d) Mrs. Filmore.

5. Just after Latimer's father dies, what does Latimer realize he can/cannot do?
(a) He realizes he cannot see the future.
(b) He realizes that he has lost all of his powers.
(c) He realizes he can change the past.
(d) He realizes he can read Bertha's mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction did the narrator suffer from as a child?

2. While Alfred is hunting, what do Latimer and Bertha do?

3. What will the narrator die from?

4. What kind of writing is The Lifted Veil?

5. Whose birthday gifts does Latimer see Bertha wear to dinner?

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