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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does George Eliot give Latimer psychic powers?
(a) To allow the story to be catagorized under Science Fiction.
(b) To make the story more believable.
(c) To show readers that Latimer is crazy.
(d) Because he wants readers to experience the story as though they were the one dying.

2. What age was the narrator when his mother died?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine or ten.
(c) Seven or eight.
(d) Four or five.

3. After his vision, who does Latimer ask to go find his father?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Mrs. Filmore
(c) Alfred.
(d) No one.

4. What subjects are private tutors hired to teach Latimer?
(a) Literature and writing.
(b) Math and geometry.
(c) Natural science, history, and modern language.
(d) Art and music.

5. Where does Latimer's father take him everyday?
(a) To the doctor.
(b) Riding.
(c) To poetry readings.
(d) To the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Latimer's neighbors that come to Switzerland?

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

3. Why is Latimer in Switzerland?

4. What happens when his father begins to speak during Latimer's second vision?

5. What does Latimer compare to his mother's love?

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