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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Childhood.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?
(a) Because the narrator did not have supernatural powers yet.
(b) Because the narrator lived near the mountains.
(c) Because the narrator received a horse as a present.
(d) Because the narrator's mother was dead.

2. Why do Latimer's servants not answer his bell during his heart attack?
(a) They hope he will die quicker if they do not respond.
(b) They are choosing to ignore the bell.
(c) They are lovers and left the house arguing.
(d) They cannot hear from where they are.

3. Why does Latimer like running water?
(a) Because it has melted from the mountains.
(b) Because it goes where it wishes.
(c) Because he knows why it runs.
(d) Because it is beautiful.

4. The first-person narrator and the main character of the story is _________.
(a) The Father.
(b) Mrs. Archer.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Latimer.

5. Who does Latimer enjoy traveling with?
(a) Charles Meunier.
(b) Mrs. Archer.
(c) Alfred.
(d) George Eliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Latimer and Charles get along so well?

2. What subjects are private tutors hired to teach Latimer?

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

4. What is the affliction that the narrator suffers from?

5. What does Latimer's father do for a living?

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