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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Latimer compare his arrival in Switzerland to?
(a) The worst moments of his life.
(b) The entrance to heaven.
(c) His homeland.
(d) The gates of hell.

3. What happens to Latimer when his father is talking about the places they will go visit in the chapter, "Changes"?
(a) He has a seizure.
(b) He gets a vision.
(c) He passes out.
(d) He looks out the window.

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

5. What happens after Latimer returns to the room after washing his face?
(a) He finds that his vision has come true.
(b) He is reunited with Charles.
(c) He sees his dead mother.
(d) He meets a new doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was the narrator when his mother died?

2. When will Latimer's story be told?

3. Why do Latimer and Charles get along so well?

4. Why is Latimer examined by a phrenologist?

5. What affliction did the narrator suffer from as a child?

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