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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. When Clara goes into town to confront Pleyel, what does she experience?

2. What does Carwin tell Clara that he plans to do?

3. What apparently happened to Baroness Theresa de Stolberg according to a voice that Pleyel and Clara hear while walking with Wieland?

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

5. When Pleyel does not arrive as arranged, what does Clara wonder about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Carwin steps out of the closet, what does he reveal to Clara before fleeing?

3. Why is Pleyel unhappy about not receiving news from Europe?

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

5. How do the voices protect Clara from death in her room?

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

7. How does Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist satirize popular Gothic novels?

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

9. How does the mysterious death of the narrator's father set the tone of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Catherine. What is her role in the story? What was Brown trying to accomplish by creating Catherine's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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