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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Latimer meet in Switzerland?
(a) Mrs. Archer.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Charles Meunier.

2. What moments in Switzerland did Latimer never feel alone?
(a) During his visits to town.
(b) On the shore reading his poetry.
(c) In the boat on the lake.
(d) In the home he was staying in.

3. What image is Latimer obsessed with?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Light.
(d) Daybreak.

4. What emotion does Eliot want readers to share with Latimer?
(a) His happiness.
(b) His love.
(c) His joy.
(d) His pain.

5. Why do Latimer and Charles get along so well?
(a) Latimer takes pity on him.
(b) They both have "the bumps".
(c) Latimer shares his understanding of isolation.
(d) They both want to become doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time will Latimer begin to feel his impending death come?

2. What does Latimer's father do for a living?

3. How does Latimer tell his story?

4. Who does Latimer trust?

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

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