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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Latimer in Switzerland?
(a) To become a landscaper.
(b) To complete his education.
(c) To see new doctors.
(d) To start treatment.

3. What affliction did the narrator suffer from as a child?
(a) Hemophilia.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Seizures.
(d) Headaches.

4. At what age does Latimer go to Switzerland?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. What image is Latimer obsessed with?
(a) Daybreak.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Light.
(d) Darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer pray to stay with?

2. Where did the bond between Charles and Latimer come from?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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