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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. Why is Latimer examined by a phrenologist?
(a) Because Latimer has many bumps on his head.
(b) Because Latimer cannot eat.
(c) Because Latimer keeps getting sick.
(d) Becasue Latimer cannot sleep.

2. After their marriage, what functions do Latimer and Bertha attend regularly?
(a) Dinner parties and social functions.
(b) Nothing; Bertha is pregnant and cannot leave the house.
(c) Operas and concerts.
(d) Nothing; they are broke due to his father's debt.

3. What tears Latimer apart regarding Bertha, after Alfred's death?
(a) Respecting Alfred's memory and knowing if Bertha loves him.
(b) Her hatred of his father.
(c) Her desire to leave.
(d) Her hatred of him.

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

5. What happens as Latimer's ability to read minds becomes stronger?
(a) He starts reading Bertha's mind.
(b) He aquires the ability to place thoughts into other's heads.
(c) He stops having visions.
(d) He starts having more visions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Latimer feel about his father after the death?

2. What did Latimer enjoy reading "by the sly"?

3. Who joins Latimer and the others at Basel?

4. After their marriage, why are Bertha's thoughts still a mystery?

5. How does Latimer's father think the marriage will change Latimer?

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