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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. What had Carwin begged for from Clara a few weeks prior to Pleyel mentioning meeting him?

2. What do the voices from the closet and during her walks seem to give Clara constantly?

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

4. What does the fanatic believe will happen to him after he falls into a depression?

5. Where does Pleyel meet Carwin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Clara goes into town to confront Pleyel, why does she go to Mrs. Baynton's house?

3. How does Carwin try to explain the voices to Clara and her friends?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Pleyel believe is the reason that Clara is involved with Carwin, and how does Wieland advise her?

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

10. After the death of the narrator's father, what happened to her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brown is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Max and the Major's wife are two important characters that interact and experience a secret relationship together.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that the Major's wife had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Max had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why? What happens to each character?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Brown's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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