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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stuart send detailing his journeys?
(a) Recordings.
(b) Letters.
(c) Books.
(d) Music.

2. Where does Pleyel intend on going?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Boston.

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

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

5. What does Clara lock, afraid as much for Pleyel's life as for her own after seeing Carwin?
(a) Her safe.
(b) Her cellar.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) Her door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Major Stuart go on a tour of colonies?

2. What is surprising about Wieland's incident at the temple?

3. When does Pleyel claim to have heard talking with Clara on the grounds?

4. Where does Clara see Carwin standing?

5. Which relations of the narrator die soon after the event at the temple?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Clara hears someone enter the house, what does she assume and do after she sees Carwin?

2. What does Clara go to her brother to explain?

3. Who is Louisa Conway, and how is she connected to the narrator's brother?

4. What does Clara fear will appear as a sign of her guilt to Pleyel?

5. How does the reader learn that Carwin is the villain?

6. What is the writing style and storyline of Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist?

7. What does Pleyel learn from the voice that turns out to be true about his lover?

8. What does Pleyel accuse Clara of?

9. When Clara anticipates Pleyel's arrival, what does she think is the reason that he does not appear?

10. What does Clara realize is the reason that Pleyel is withdrawing from the group?

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