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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Latimer's father think he was strange?
(a) He is very intelligent.
(b) He is very outgoing.
(c) He is extremely sensitive.
(d) He is extremely loud.

2. Who is the only person that Latimer falls in love with throughout his life?
(a) Mrs. Filmore.
(b) Mrs. Archer.
(c) A servant.
(d) Bertha.

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

4. Who leaves the room during Latimer's vision of Prague?
(a) Bertha.
(b) The servants.
(c) Alfred.
(d) His father.

5. Why is Latimer lonely in Switzerland?
(a) He thinks people will make fun of his accent.
(b) He gets into a lot of fights.
(c) He thinks people are making fun of the bumps.
(d) He thinks people will make fun of his sensitivity.

6. What moments in Switzerland did Latimer never feel alone?
(a) On the shore reading his poetry.
(b) In the home he was staying in.
(c) In the boat on the lake.
(d) During his visits to town.

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

8. What is Latimer's first hatred?
(a) His brother, Alfred.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) The doctor, Mr. Letherall.

9. After Latimer's vision of Prague, what city does Latimer try to "see"?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Italy.
(d) Venice.

10. What happens after Latimer returns to the room after washing his face?
(a) He sees his dead mother.
(b) He meets a new doctor.
(c) He is reunited with Charles.
(d) He finds that his vision has come true.

11. What final piece of evidence does Latimer need to see before he decides if his visions are really true?
(a) The bridge and archway.
(b) The row of trees and multi-colored birds.
(c) The storm clouds.
(d) The patch of rainbow light in the shape of a star on the pavement.

12. What is Latimer's primary goal against his rival?
(a) Gain Mrs. Filmore's attention.
(b) Murder his rival.
(c) Gain Bertha's attention.
(d) Gain his father's attention.

13. What does everyone buy Bertha for her birthday?
(a) Furs.
(b) Gold.
(c) Books.
(d) Jewelry.

14. What happens to Latimer while everyone is visiting Lichtenberg Palace?
(a) He asks Bertha to marry him.
(b) He has one vision of Bertha as his wife.
(c) He has one vision of him killing Alfred.
(d) He passes out.

15. When the narrator rings the bell during the last moments of life, who comes in to help?
(a) His father.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Mrs. Archer.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the narrator die from?

2. What did Latimer enjoy reading "by the sly"?

3. Whose birthday gifts does Latimer see Bertha wear to dinner?

4. What affliction did the narrator suffer from as a child?

5. At what age does Latimer go to Switzerland?

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