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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Latimer shut himself in rooms alone?
(a) To make plans to kill Alfred.
(b) To sabotage the wedding.
(c) To dream of Bertha uninterrupted.
(d) To write about his death.

3. How does Bertha treat Latimer in private?
(a) She is very distant and ignores him.
(b) She is never alone with Latimer.
(c) She is not distant and leads him on.
(d) She treats him like an infant.

4. Who comes to Switzerland to see Latimer during the end of his stay?
(a) Mrs. Archer
(b) His father.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Alfred.

5. Who does Latimer return home from Switzerland with?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Mrs. Filmore.
(c) Bertha.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Latimer's "powers" during Mrs. Archer's stay?

2. What will the narrator die from?

3. What does Latimer regret telling Bertha during their walk prior to Alfred's death?

4. Who is a poor orphan with a genius for medical studies and a passion for science?

5. What does Bertha hope Latimer will do so that their marriage will end?

(see the answer key)

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