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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Latimer choose this specific gift for Bertha's birthday?
(a) It was expensive.
(b) He knew she loves Shakespeare.
(c) It has deep symbolic meaning.
(d) He could only afford the wrap and not the coat.

2. What does Latimer remember Prague being like?
(a) A patch of rainbow light on the pavement, transmitted through a colored lamp in the shape of a star.
(b) A cold and dark place.
(c) A city that brings only fear and hatred.
(d) A long row of trees with muiti-colored birds in the branches.

3. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?
(a) Because the narrator's mother was dead.
(b) Because the narrator did not have supernatural powers yet.
(c) Because the narrator lived near the mountains.
(d) Because the narrator received a horse as a present.

4. Who joins Latimer and the others at Basel?
(a) Alfred.
(b) His father.
(c) Mrs. Archer.
(d) Bertha.

5. Where does Bertha go after the walk with Latimer?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Alfred's house.
(c) Home.
(d) Latimer's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bertha treat Latimer in private?

2. Where does Alfred invite Latimer to go because it is "the finest thing in the world for low spirits"?

3. According to Bertha, what will cause arguments in her marriage?

4. What mistake does Latimer make in asking Bertha if she will love him when they are married?

5. When will Latimer's story be told?

(see the answer key)

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