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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Latimer "see" in his vision of Prague?
(a) A pasture with horses and flowers.
(b) His mother.
(c) A storm approaching.
(d) A city with a long bridge, flanked by statues of saints, over which a castle was looming.

2. What subjects are private tutors hired to teach Latimer?
(a) Literature and writing.
(b) Art and music.
(c) Math and geometry.
(d) Natural science, history, and modern language.

3. Why does George Eliot give Latimer psychic powers?
(a) Because he wants readers to experience the story as though they were the one dying.
(b) To show readers that Latimer is crazy.
(c) To make the story more believable.
(d) To allow the story to be catagorized under Science Fiction.

4. What will the narrator die from?
(a) A brain aneurysm.
(b) Poison.
(c) A gunshot wound.
(d) A heart attack.

5. What is the purpose of the introduction?
(a) Introduce readers to Latimer.
(b) Give background on Mrs. Archer.
(c) Tell readers about the joy of life.
(d) Give readers a complete history on brain tumors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Latimer's father is late for their shopping trip, Latimer has another vision. What does Latimer see in this vision?

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

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

4. Where is the narrator sitting during the last moments of life?

5. Why is Latimer lonely in Switzerland?

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