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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Latimer's third vision frighten him?
(a) In the vision, he kills Bertha.
(b) In the vision, he and Bertha hate each other.
(c) In the vision, his father dies.
(d) In the vision, he dies.

2. What is the affliction that the narrator suffers from?
(a) Angina Pectoris.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Depression.
(d) Brain Tumors.

3. How does Bertha treat Latimer in private?
(a) She is never alone with Latimer.
(b) She is very distant and ignores him.
(c) She is not distant and leads him on.
(d) She treats him like an infant.

4. What other problems are associated with Latimer's illness?
(a) Multiple personality disorder.
(b) Thoughts of impending death.
(c) Exhilaration.
(d) Bipolar disorder.

5. Who makes fun of Latimer's poetic nature and ridicules his favorite poems?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Mrs. Filmore.
(c) His father.
(d) Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of writing is The Lifted Veil?

3. Who does Latimer meet in Switzerland?

4. How is the woman with Mrs. Filmore related to her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do readers learn about Latimer's mother?

2. What are Latimer's father's plans for Latimer?

3. After their initial meeting, what does Bertha make fun of Latimer for?

4. What happens during the blood transfusion?

5. Why has Latimer not asked Bertha about her feelings for him?

6. What do readers learn about Latimer's psychic powers?

7. What happens to Latimer and Bertha after Mrs. Archer dies?

8. Describe Bertha's birthday events.

9. What does Latimer plan to do if his vision of Prague is proved to be true?

10. Why do you think Eliot gives Latimer psychic powers?

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