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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator sitting during the last moments of life?
(a) On the bed.
(b) On a window seat.
(c) On a swing on the front porch.
(d) At a desk.

2. What purpose does Latimer give to his life before he dies?
(a) Writing down the story of his life.
(b) Trying to make up to those he has hurt.
(c) Revenge to all who have hurt him.
(d) None; he gives up.

3. What does Latimer pray to stay with?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) The unknown.
(d) His mother.

4. The narrator will die within what time period?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

5. What is the affliction that the narrator suffers from?
(a) Psychosis.
(b) Angina Pectoris.
(c) Depression.
(d) Brain Tumors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer read in secret?

2. Why do Latimer's servants not answer his bell during his heart attack?

3. What does Latimer compare his arrival in Switzerland to?

4. What subjects are private tutors hired to teach Latimer?

5. Why is Latimer examined by a phrenologist?

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