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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the narrator die from?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) Poison.
(c) A brain aneurysm.
(d) A heart attack.

2. Who is the author of The Lifted Veil?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) George Eliot.

3. What other problems are associated with Latimer's illness?
(a) Multiple personality disorder.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Thoughts of impending death.

4. The narrator will die within what time period?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

5. Who is a poor orphan with a genius for medical studies and a passion for science?
(a) Mrs. Archer.
(b) Alfred.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Charles Meunier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Latimer's friend not accepted by society?

2. Why does Latimer like running water?

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

4. When the narrator rings the bell during the last moments of life, who comes in to help?

5. Why is Latimer lonely in Switzerland?

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