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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Latimer in Switzerland?
(a) To complete his education.
(b) To become a landscaper.
(c) To start treatment.
(d) To see new doctors.

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

3. Why has Latimer never told anyone his story?
(a) He doesn't want sympathy in life.
(b) He doesn't think anyone will believe it.
(c) He does not believe that humanity has sympathy for the living.
(d) Alfred already told everyone Latimer's story.

4. What does Latimer read in secret?
(a) Comics.
(b) Maps.
(c) Music books.
(d) Literature.

5. What age was the narrator when his mother died?
(a) Nine or ten.
(b) Four or five.
(c) Seven or eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image is Latimer obsessed with?

2. What other problems are associated with Latimer's illness?

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

4. How does Latimer tell his story?

5. What is the affliction that the narrator suffers from?

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