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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Latimer's first hatred?
(a) His father.
(b) The doctor, Mr. Letherall.
(c) His brother, Alfred.
(d) His mother.

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

5. Where is the narrator sitting during the last moments of life?
(a) On the bed.
(b) At a desk.
(c) On a swing on the front porch.
(d) On a window seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer compare to his mother's love?

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

3. What is the name of Latimer's older half-brother?

4. The narrator will die within what time period?

5. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?

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