View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After returning home from his walk with Bertha, what does Latimer learn?
(a) That Bertha's plan to run away has been found out.
(b) That Alfred found out about the talk to Bertha.
(c) That his father has died.
(d) That his brother, Alfred, has died.

2. How does Latimer's father think the marriage will change Latimer?
(a) He will be able to bring money into the household.
(b) He will no longer be sick.
(c) He will stop having visions.
(d) He will finally take Alfred's place in society.

3. How does Latimer see the relationship between him and his father changing after the death?
(a) The death created even more hatred between them.
(b) It does not change their relationship.
(c) They both apologize for how they acted in the past.
(d) The death formed a bond brought on by shared sorrow.

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

5. After their marriage, how does Latimer feel about the way that he thinks Bertha feels about him?
(a) He chooses to not think about it.
(b) He does not care how she feels about him.
(c) He is crushed because he does not feel like he makes her happy.
(d) He is excited because he knows she loves him more than anything else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer's father suggest he do now that Alfred is gone?

2. Why does Latimer initially fall in love with his only love?

3. After their marriage, what functions do Latimer and Bertha attend regularly?

4. What is Latimer's first hatred?

5. Who is killed during a hunting accident?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 325 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample