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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Latimer enjoy reading "by the sly"?
(a) Poe, Chaucer, and Aristotle.
(b) Milton, Pluto, and Descartes.
(c) Plutarch, Shakespere, and Don Quixote.
(d) James, Freud, and Moore.

5. Who does Latimer trust?
(a) Only Bertha.
(b) Only his father.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Latimer's new talent show in others?

3. During his death, Latimer thinks of what natural images?

4. Why has Latimer never told anyone his story?

5. What does Latimer buy Bertha for her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Latimer hint to his ability to read minds during the walk with Bertha?

2. What happens to make Latimer think of the vision he had of Bertha and him married?

3. What are Latimer's father's plans for Latimer?

4. What do readers learn about Latimer's psychic powers?

5. Describe Latimer and Alfred's relationship.

6. Why has Latimer not asked Bertha about her feelings for him?

7. What does Latimer plan to do if his vision of Prague is proved to be true?

8. What differences are there between Latimer's childhood and his life as an adult?

9. What are the circumstances surrounding Latimer and his education in Switzerland?

10. Describe what happens to Latimer's powers after Mrs. Archer arrives.

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