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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 Theodore is found guilty of the murders, how does he respond?
2. What has Carwin been accused of in the story that Pleyel reads about him?
3. What ability does Carwin have to do that makes him unique?
4. Upon returning to America after traveling in Europe, what does Carwin discover?
5. Whose judgment does Theodore value as he is convicted?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Wieland after the confession?
2. How do the strong convictions of Wieland show his madness?
3. How is Carwin described in the newspaper?
4. Why does Clara appeal to Wieland about Carwin's deceit, and how does Wieland respond?
5. How does Clara react to Wieland's confession?
6. What does Clara's uncle tell her about Carwin and the killer?
7. How do Clara and Pleyel reunite?
8. Upon reaching her house, what does Clara find that is mysterious and makes her think Carwin has committed some strange deed?
9. When Wieland is confused and disoriented, what actions do he and Clara take to prepare to fight?
10. 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?
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
Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the power of the press in Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist. Is the press objective? What kind of media bias do they reveal? How are they influenced?
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