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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. How is Thomas related to Clara?

2. Who informs Clara that Wieland was not sentenced to death?

3. What does Clara request the use of for the purpose of getting out of the house and away from her uncle?

4. Who enters the room when Wieland gets ready to kill Clara?

5. What does Clara find as she goes upstairs in the house from Carwin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pleyel suspect Clara of being involved with Carwin when he gets to her house?

2. What happens to Wieland after the confession?

3. Upon reaching her house, what does Clara find that is mysterious and makes her think Carwin has committed some strange deed?

4. How does Theodore Wieland, Clara's brother, admit his guilt upfront and explain the reason for his murder?

5. What happens when Clara finds a note from Carwin?

6. How does Clara recover from the trauma of the previous events?

7. Upon seeing Clara in the room with the dead body, what does Wieland say and do?

8. 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?

9. When a group enters Clara's room led by Mr. Hallett, what does Clara learn, leading her grieving to Mrs. Baynton's house?

10. What does Clara's uncle tell her about Carwin and the killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brown uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment, and then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Love is a recurring theme in Wieland; and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist. How does Clara's feelings about love change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has she expanded her awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality connected to love for Clara? How does her feelings for Pleyel develop and change, and how does her relationship with him contrast with that of other men that she has had romantic or an idealized relationship with?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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