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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The first-person narrator and the main character of the story is _________.
(a) Bertha.
(b) Mrs. Archer.
(c) Latimer.
(d) The Father.

4. Who is a poor orphan with a genius for medical studies and a passion for science?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Mrs. Archer.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Charles Meunier.

5. What tears Latimer apart regarding Bertha, after Alfred's death?
(a) Her desire to leave.
(b) Respecting Alfred's memory and knowing if Bertha loves him.
(c) Her hatred of his father.
(d) Her hatred of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Latimer afraid to meet the new maid?

2. What did Latimer enjoy reading "by the sly"?

3. What does Latimer read in secret?

4. Does Latimer ask Bertha about her feelings for him prior to the wedding plans?

5. Who comes to Switzerland to see Latimer during the end of his stay?

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