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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What apparently happened to Baroness Theresa de Stolberg according to a voice that Pleyel and Clara hear while walking with Wieland?
(a) She won.
(b) She died.
(c) She gained five pounds.
(d) She lost.

2. Where does Major Stuart go on a tour of colonies?
(a) London.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

3. In what area is Wieland set?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Cleveland.

4. What does Pleyel think Carwin is?
(a) A doctor and teacher.
(b) A thief and murderer.
(c) A lover and leader.
(d) A friend and brother.

5. When Pleyel does not arrive as arranged, what does Clara wonder about?
(a) If he is sick.
(b) If he is missing.
(c) If he is angry at her.
(d) If he does not love her.

6. Whose voice does Wieland hear at the temple?
(a) James'.
(b) Charles'.
(c) Catherine's.
(d) Jan's.

7. What does the narrator's mother see at the temple when the father goes there?
(a) A flash of light.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A vampire.
(d) A stream.

8. Why does the religious fanatic come to America?
(a) To play pool.
(b) To advise friends.
(c) To win the lottery.
(d) To convert the natives.

9. What does Clara think Pleyel did that she conveys to Wieland?
(a) Surveillance.
(b) Cry from neighbors.
(c) Jump to conclusions.
(d) Run away.

10. When does Pleyel claim to have heard talking with Clara on the grounds?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Lunch time.
(c) Evening.
(d) Morning.

11. Where does the narrator move to on an estate?
(a) An inn.
(b) A cave.
(c) A small house.
(d) A bed and breakfast.

12. When Clara is alone in her room, what does she wake up to hear?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cry.
(c) A whisper.
(d) A love song.

13. What does Carwin rationalize?
(a) Mysterious events.
(b) His fears.
(c) His desires.
(d) His loves.

14. What does the fanatic call his estate?
(a) Mettingen.
(b) Tudor.
(c) Nottingham.
(d) Palin.

15. What has left Pleyel because of his jealousy over Clara?
(a) Reason.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose weakness of character is revealed through conflicting emotions and an inability to logical over the Carwin-Clara relationship?

2. On whom does the narrator place a focus in Chapter I?

3. Why is Pleyel disturbed about not hearing from Europe?

4. What does Wieland urge Clara to do as he believes her?

5. How many years after his marriage does the narrator's brother have four children of his own?

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