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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Latimer's father do for a living?
(a) He is a mortician.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is a con man.
(d) He is a doctor.

2. Why does Latimer initially fall in love with his only love?
(a) Because he cannot read her mind.
(b) Because he cannot have her.
(c) Because it is forbidden.
(d) Because he hates her fiance.

3. Why was the narrator's childhood happy?
(a) Because the narrator lived near the mountains.
(b) Because the narrator's mother was dead.
(c) Because the narrator did not have supernatural powers yet.
(d) Because the narrator received a horse as a present.

4. How is the woman with Mrs. Filmore related to her?
(a) An orphaned niece.
(b) Her long-lost daughter.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does George Eliot give Latimer psychic powers?

3. How does Latimer tell his story?

4. Who leaves the room during Latimer's vision of Prague?

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

(see the answer key)

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