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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. What does Latimer buy Bertha for her birthday?

2. Who joins Latimer and the others at Basel?

3. What does everyone buy Bertha for her birthday?

4. What is the name of Latimer's older half-brother?

5. Why did Latimer's time in Switzerland end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Latimer's father keep him at a distance?

3. Who is Latimer?

4. Describe Bertha's birthday events.

5. What does Latimer find interesting about the changes in Bertha and Mrs. Archer's relationship?

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

7. Describe Latimer's father.

8. How does Latimer's ability to read Bertha's mind change their marriage?

9. Describe what ends Latimer's stay in Geneva and who comes to stay with Latimer.

10. Describe the events surrounding Mrs. Archer's death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Latimer decides to write down the story of his life during the month leading up to his pre-seen death. Why do you think Latimer decides to do this? Would you consider following in Latimer's footsteps and doing the same? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two of the following "relationships" in detail:

-Latimer and Alfred.

-Latimer and Bertha.

-Latimer and his mother.

-Latimer and his father.

-Latimer and Charles.

-Alfred and Bertha.

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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