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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. Who is a poor orphan with a genius for medical studies and a passion for science?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Charles Meunier.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Mrs. Archer.

2. What does Latimer's father's secret help Latimer and Bertha to do?
(a) Take their place in society.
(b) Start a family.
(c) Get the divorce they both want.
(d) Run away and start a new life.

3. What does Latimer's new talent show in others?
(a) Their love for Bertha.
(b) Their pettiness.
(c) Their appreciation of Latimer.
(d) Their fear of Latimer.

4. The narrator will die within what time period?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

5. What tears Latimer apart regarding Bertha, after Alfred's death?
(a) Her hatred of his father.
(b) Her hatred of him.
(c) Her desire to leave.
(d) Respecting Alfred's memory and knowing if Bertha loves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Latimer trust?

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

3. What happens to Latimer while everyone is visiting Lichtenberg Palace?

4. Why does George Eliot give Latimer psychic powers?

5. What does Latimer decide to do about his first vision in regards to his third vision?

(see the answer key)

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