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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Latimer remember Prague being like?

3. When the narrator rings the bell during the last moments of life, who comes in to help?

4. Why is Latimer in Switzerland?

5. Who is the only person that Latimer falls in love with throughout his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events leading up to Latimer's father's death and the change between Latimer and Bertha.

2. Why, and how, do Bertha and Latimer's social lives change after the wedding?

3. What happens to make Latimer think of the vision he had of Bertha and him married?

4. What do readers find out about what Latimer will go though throughout his life?

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

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

7. Describe Mrs. Archer and her relationship with Bertha.

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

9. Describe what happens at Lichtenberg Palace.

10. What does Latimer's story represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of Latimer's gift to Bertha. Be sure to include the symbolism and foreshadowing that the opal represents.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Bertha and Mrs. Archer.

Be sure to discuss:

- How Bertha acts towards Mrs. Archer up until Mrs. Archer's death.

- How Mrs. Archer acts towards Bertha including the accusations.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the phrenologist's study of Latimer. Historically, what does the study of phrenology show? How does this examination change Latimer's thoughts about himself?

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