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

2. What does the religious fanatic build for his beliefs?

3. What does Clara identify the voice she hears and associates with the strange man?

4. Where does Clara wake to learn that a mysterious voice had called saying she needed help?

5. Who does the narrator's uncle find naked and burned inside the temple?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pleyel accuse Clara of?

3. What did the children do with their father's old temple over the years?

4. Why does Pleyel end up asking Clara for forgiveness for his words?

5. What does Clara learn from the voice while walking the estate before she runs into Pleyel?

6. Where does the plot to kill Clara appear to have emanated from?

7. What happens to the narrator's father in Chapter I?

8. What is the warning in Chapter I about?

9. What did the narrator's uncle find when he entered the temple?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through Clara, Brown offers a lens to view the actions of Wieland and others. Describe what Clara observes in Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist . Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that Brown discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Certain relationships create a good foundation for the story. When Theodore preaches to his family, they all interact in a very convincing manner. Describe why this relationship is believable.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as exhibited in Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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