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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Latimer's friend not accepted by society?
(a) Because he suffers from schizophrenia.
(b) Because his mother is at a mental hospital.
(c) Because he is so intelligent.
(d) Because he is poor and ugly.

3. Which character can see their own death?
(a) Mrs. Archer.
(b) Latimer.
(c) Bertha.
(d) The Father.

4. What time will Latimer begin to feel his impending death come?
(a) Ten o'clock p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Ten o'clock a.m.
(d) Midnight.

5. What does Latimer compare to his mother's love?
(a) The valleys and the rivers.
(b) The wildlife.
(c) The sky, mountain tops, and the blue water.
(d) The trees, the stars, and the flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other problems are associated with Latimer's illness?

2. What is the affliction that the narrator suffers from?

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

4. What is Latimer's first hatred?

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

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