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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 image is Latimer obsessed with?
2. While at Basel, who does Latimer begin to hate more than anyone else?
3. When Latimer "awakens" from his vision of Prague, what does he begin to do?
4. What does Latimer buy Bertha for her birthday?
5. Who does Latimer trust?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to make Latimer think of the vision he had of Bertha and him married?
2. What are the circumstances surrounding Latimer and his education in Switzerland?
3. Describe what Latimer's father does before deciding what to do about Latimer's education.
4. Describe Latimer's first vision.
5. Why does Latimer not go hunting with Alfred?
6. Why, and how, do Bertha and Latimer's social lives change after the wedding?
7. After their initial meeting, what does Bertha make fun of Latimer for?
8. What does Latimer do instead of going hunting with Alfred?
9. How does Latimer tell his story?
10. Who is Latimer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Bertha in detail. Make sure to include:
- How she came to know Latimer and his family.
- Her appearance.
- Her attitude towards both Alfred and Latimer.
- How Latimer's ability changed their relationship.
- Her relationship with Mrs. Archer.
- Her involvement in trying to murder him.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Latimer and Bertha's feelings and actions before he could read her mind through the loss of this ability.
Be sure to write in detail about:
- Bertha's feelings and actions before, during, and after Latimer could read her mind.
- Latimer's feelings and actions before, during, and after he could read Bertha's mind.
Essay Topic 3
George Eliot writes the story in novella form. Discuss why this form is important to the understanding of "The Lifted Veil".
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