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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 Pleyel read on his way to see Clara to discuss his conflicting feelings for her?

2. Whose judgment does Theodore value as he is convicted?

3. As Clara makes her way toward her house to retrieve an object, what does she pass?

4. How long does Wieland give Clara to prepare for death?

5. After the first murder, what does Theodore hear that he must do next?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wieland thank God as he enters the room with Clara and Carwin?

2. How do Clara and Pleyel reunite?

3. How does Theodore Wieland, Clara's brother, admit his guilt upfront and explain the reason for his murder?

4. Why does Clara appeal to Wieland about Carwin's deceit, and how does Wieland respond?

5. What happens when Clara finds a note from Carwin?

6. Upon reaching her house, what does Clara find that is mysterious and makes her think Carwin has committed some strange deed?

7. Why does Wieland not kill Clara?

8. How does Carwin stop Wieland from killing Clara?

9. What gift does Carwin possess and what does he say about it?

10. Since Clara is desperate from the loss of affection from Pleyel, why does she rush home to see Carwin, and why does she not have him arrested?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brown uses more than one iteration on the motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two instances of grief and loss in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Brown uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment, and then cite an example to support your answers.

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