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

2. Who asks forgiveness from Clara for words spoken?

3. After accusing Clara, what does Pleyel do?

4. What does Carwin rationalize?

5. What does Major Stuart recognize the orphaned girl as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Murder and violence appears throughout Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist. Who commits murder? Who is violent? In what ways are characters violent or abusive? What is their effect on other characters and their lives? Do these characters change over time?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist?

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