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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 loud.
(c) He is very outgoing.
(d) He is extremely sensitive.

2. What time will Latimer begin to feel his impending death come?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Ten o'clock p.m.
(d) Ten o'clock a.m.

3. What does Latimer pray to stay with?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) The unknown.
(d) His mother.

4. What affliction did the narrator suffer from as a child?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Hemophilia.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Blindness.

5. What does Latimer decide to do about his first vision in regards to his third vision?
(a) Nothing at all; he really did not believe in them.
(b) If his vision of Prague turned out to be true, he would ask her about her feelings.
(c) Ignore them and let fate lead the way.
(d) If his vision of Prague turned out to be true, he would kill Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Switzerland to see Latimer during the end of his stay?

2. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?

3. What image is Latimer obsessed with?

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

5. Why does Latimer choose this specific gift for Bertha's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Latimer believe about Bertha's feelings?

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

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

5. What do readers learn about Latimer's "attacks"?

6. What do readers find out about what Latimer will go though throughout his life?

7. What happens during the blood transfusion?

8. After their initial meeting, what does Bertha make fun of Latimer for?

9. What does Latimer know about his death?

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

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