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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Latimer choose this specific gift for Bertha's birthday?
(a) He could only afford the wrap and not the coat.
(b) It was expensive.
(c) He knew she loves Shakespeare.
(d) It has deep symbolic meaning.

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

3. How is Latimer to die?
(a) Surrounded by family.
(b) With only his wife by his side.
(c) Cold and alone.
(d) With only his servants by his side.

4. During his death, Latimer thinks of what natural images?
(a) Earth, fields, a brook, the rain, and morning light.
(b) Mountains, rivers, and valleys.
(c) Ocean, sharks, and storm clouds.
(d) Rainbows, fish, and trees.

5. What does Latimer buy Bertha for her birthday?
(a) A mink wrap.
(b) A book by Shakespeare.
(c) An opal.
(d) A ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Latimer and the others at Basel?

2. How is the woman with Mrs. Filmore related to her?

3. What does Latimer remember Prague being like?

4. What happens when Latimer's father agrees to take him shopping?

5. Who does Latimer's new talent have no effect on?

(see the answer key)

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