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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 trouble did the Emerson family encounter around the time of Emerson's engagement?
2. How does Richardson characterize Emerson's exterior personality?
3. Where did Emerson move, in advance of writing Nature?
4. When did Emerson meet Lydia Jackson?
5. What limitation does Emerson describe in Christianity in his Divinity School Address?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did travel change Emerson's intellectual interests?
2. What was Emerson's relationship with the Abolition movement?
3. What kinds of images does Richardson say dominated Emerson's thinking and writing in 1836?
4. How was the period surrounding Emerson's marriage a time of mixed blessings?
5. How did Emerson describe Ellen's death?
6. How did the birth of Emerson's first son change Emerson's intellectual interests?
7. Where did Emerson travel in Europe?
8. How was Emerson's intellectual interest changed by Ellen's illness and decline?
9. Why did Emerson travel to the South?
10. How did Emerson support himself after Harvard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate your own reading of The Mind on Fire. Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 2
Richardson says that Emerson was surprised by his reaction to Lincoln. Where else did Emerson surprise himself, and what value did he attach to being surprised? Was it something he sought out, or something he protected himself against? How did he do each of these things?
Essay Topic 3
What is the role or importance of women in Emerson's life? What contribution did they make, and do you think that there is enough recognition of their contribution to his fame and reputation?
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