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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 does Latimer read in secret?
(a) Literature.
(b) Music books.
(c) Comics.
(d) Maps.

2. What does Latimer compare his arrival in Switzerland to?
(a) His homeland.
(b) The entrance to heaven.
(c) The gates of hell.
(d) The worst moments of his life.

3. Why is Latimer lonely in Switzerland?
(a) He thinks people will make fun of his sensitivity.
(b) He thinks people are making fun of the bumps.
(c) He thinks people will make fun of his accent.
(d) He gets into a lot of fights.

4. What is the name of Latimer's older half-brother?
(a) Archer.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Allen.
(d) Anthony.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does George Eliot give Latimer psychic powers?

2. How is Latimer to die?

3. Why is Latimer's friend not accepted by society?

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

5. The first-person narrator and the main character of the story is _________.

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