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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Latimer's father think he was strange?
(a) He is extremely loud.
(b) He is very intelligent.
(c) He is extremely sensitive.
(d) He is very outgoing.

2. What time will Latimer begin to feel his impending death come?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Ten o'clock p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) Ten o'clock a.m.

3. What happens when Latimer realizes that his visions are coming true?
(a) He runs away screaming.
(b) He hugs his father.
(c) He dies.
(d) He faints.

4. What purpose does Latimer give to his life before he dies?
(a) Writing down the story of his life.
(b) None; he gives up.
(c) Trying to make up to those he has hurt.
(d) Revenge to all who have hurt him.

5. Why does Latimer initially fall in love with his only love?
(a) Because it is forbidden.
(b) Because he cannot have her.
(c) Because he cannot read her mind.
(d) Because he hates her fiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the introduction?

2. After Latimer's vision of Prague, what city does Latimer try to "see"?

3. What does Latimer compare his arrival in Switzerland to?

4. Why does Latimer choose this specific gift for Bertha's birthday?

5. What emotion does Eliot want readers to share with Latimer?

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