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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Latimer's father wish him to do now that Alfred is gone?
(a) Leave and never return.
(b) Fill Alfred's place in society.
(c) Become a doctor.
(d) Die.

3. How does Latimer react to Bertha's answer regarding her feelings for Alfred?
(a) Happy.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Miserable.

4. Where does Latimer's father take him everyday?
(a) To poetry readings.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To the doctor.
(d) Riding.

5. When Latimer's father is late for their shopping trip, Latimer has another vision. What does Latimer see in this vision?
(a) A city bathed in light by a rainbow.
(b) His mother, Mrs. Archer, and an older blonde woman.
(c) His father, Mrs. Filmore, and a young blonde woman.
(d) A storm with very strong winds and hail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person that Latimer falls in love with throughout his life?

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

3. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?

4. Who comes to Switzerland to see Latimer during the end of his stay?

5. What does Latimer read in secret?

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