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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. Why do Latimer and Charles get along so well?
(a) They both have "the bumps".
(b) They both want to become doctors.
(c) Latimer takes pity on him.
(d) Latimer shares his understanding of isolation.

2. Where did the bond between Charles and Latimer come from?
(a) The intellect shared between them.
(b) A shared illness.
(c) The attractiveness of both boys.
(d) The community of feeling.

3. Why does Latimer like running water?
(a) Because he knows why it runs.
(b) Because it goes where it wishes.
(c) Because it is beautiful.
(d) Because it has melted from the mountains.

4. How does Latimer tell his story?
(a) Through diary analysis.
(b) Through dream interpretation.
(c) Through picture framing.
(d) Through flashbacks.

5. Why does Latimer's father think he was strange?
(a) He is extremely loud.
(b) He is very intelligent.
(c) He is very outgoing.
(d) He is extremely sensitive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is a poor orphan with a genius for medical studies and a passion for science?

3. After Mrs. Archer's arrival, why does Bertha begin spending time with Latimer?

4. What happens when Latimer's father agrees to take him shopping?

5. What does Latimer's new talent show in others?

(see the answer key)

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