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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. What does Bertha keep on her gold chain?
(a) Alfred's ring.
(b) Latimer's ring.
(c) A locket from her mother.
(d) A cross.

2. Why does Latimer believe that Bertha agreed to marry Alfred?
(a) Because she was pressured by Mrs. Filmore.
(b) Because she likes the idea of being loved by and married to a man who was as admired in society as Alfred was
(c) Because she would have money.
(d) Because she really loves Alfred.

3. Who does Latimer return home from Switzerland with?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Bertha.
(c) His father.
(d) Mrs. Filmore.

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

5. What does Latimer compare to his mother's love?
(a) The valleys and the rivers.
(b) The wildlife.
(c) The sky, mountain tops, and the blue water.
(d) The trees, the stars, and the flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Latimer begin to see as Bertha and Mrs. Archer become closer?

2. What does Bertha carry into the library fulfilling an earlier vision?

3. What does Latimer buy Bertha for her birthday?

4. What is Latimer's first hatred?

5. While at Basel, who does Latimer begin to hate more than anyone else?

(see the answer key)

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