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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer pray to stay with?

2. What happens when his father begins to speak during Latimer's second vision?

3. The first-person narrator and the main character of the story is _________.

4. What happens after Latimer returns to the room after washing his face?

5. Why is Latimer lonely in Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, and how, do Bertha and Latimer's social lives change after the wedding?

2. Why does Latimer not go hunting with Alfred?

3. What does Latimer find out about Alfred when he comes home from his walk with Bertha?

4. What are the circumstances surrounding Latimer and his education in Switzerland?

5. Describe the circumstances surrounding Latimer's first vision.

6. What do readers learn about Latimer's psychic powers?

7. Describe what readers learn about the young woman.

8. How does Latimer tell his story?

9. Describe what happens at Lichtenberg Palace.

10. What does Latimer decide about Alfred and Bertha's upcoming wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Bertha and Mrs. Archer.

Be sure to discuss:

- How Bertha acts towards Mrs. Archer up until Mrs. Archer's death.

- How Mrs. Archer acts towards Bertha including the accusations.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Latimer and Bertha's feelings and actions before he could read her mind through the loss of this ability.

Be sure to write in detail about:

- Bertha's feelings and actions before, during, and after Latimer could read her mind.

- Latimer's feelings and actions before, during, and after he could read Bertha's mind.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Latimer and Mrs. Archer.

Be sure to discuss:

- His initial reaction to her.

- Why he reacted this way.

- His interest in the relationship between Bertha and Mrs. Archer.

- His powers and the change in his powers.

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