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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Decline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bertha think that Latimer will not "end their marriage"?
(a) It is not in his nature.
(b) He is too weak to survive without her.
(c) He believes in the vows too strongly.
(d) His father is pressuring him to stay in the marriage.

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

3. What does Latimer regret telling Bertha during their walk prior to Alfred's death?
(a) About their upcoming marriage.
(b) About his father's debt.
(c) About his ability to see the future.
(d) About his ability to change the past.

4. Why did Latimer's time in Switzerland end?
(a) His half-brother died.
(b) He died.
(c) He finished school.
(d) He contracted a severe illness.

5. Who is the author of The Lifted Veil?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) George Eliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. After their marriage, why are Bertha's thoughts still a mystery?

2. What does Latimer read in secret?

3. What does Latimer's father suggest he do now that Alfred is gone?

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

5. Why does Latimer choose this specific gift for Bertha's birthday?

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