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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. Where does Clara agree to return with her uncle?
(a) Asia.
(b) Australia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

2. When Theodore is found guilty of the murders, how does he respond?
(a) Accepts it.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Does nothing.
(d) Fights it.

3. What has Carwin been accused of in the story that Pleyel reads about him?
(a) Forgery and theft.
(b) Murder and arson.
(c) Theft and murder.
(d) Arson and deceit.

4. How does Wieland hurt himself?
(a) He stabs himself.
(b) He takes pills.
(c) He jumps off the roof.
(d) He runs away.

5. What does Clara decide that she will do after the story ends?
(a) Write a novel.
(b) Get married.
(c) Take her life.
(d) Give up writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Three years after the event of attempted murder, where is Clara?

2. What stops Wieland from killing Clara?

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

4. What does Clara hesitate doing as Wieland gets ready to kill Clara?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Carwin described in the newspaper?

2. What does Clara discover about Pleyele's lover?

3. 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?

4. How does Carwin stop Wieland from killing Clara?

5. When Wieland collapses in sorrow, why does he still kill himself?

6. When Clara wishes to see Wieland once more, what is Cambridge forced to admit?

7. Why does Wieland not kill Clara?

8. When Carwin hears Judith's glowing tribute to Clara, how does he test it out?

9. How does Clara recover from the trauma of the previous events?

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

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