Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robert D. Richardson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robert D. Richardson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's perspective on approaching Europe?

2. How old was Emerson when he met Thoreau?

3. In what way did Emerson share a faith with Mary Rotch and the Quakers?

4. How did Emerson describe his experience of Ellen's death?

5. How did the event described in the Prologue change Emerson's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Emerson's relationship with the Abolition movement?

2. What was Emerson's relation with Hume?

3. What turning point did Emerson reach in his junior year of college?

4. How does Richardson describe Emerson as a student?

5. What was Emerson's relationship with Carlyle?

6. What is Emerson doing when Richardson introduces us to him?

7. What was Emerson's relationship with tuberculosis?

8. Where did Emerson travel in Europe?

9. What was Emerson's view of American literature?

10. What was Emerson's relationship with Bronson Alcott?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the two or three main points in the process by which Emerson became Emerson? Which moments were most important? Which does Richardson identify? Which do you think are most important, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of The Mind on Fire. Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

How did Emerson overcome the grief and loss he experienced so many times? What counterbalanced the sorrow and misery? What emotional, spiritual or personal reserves did he draw on?

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