This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 167-175 dated May 2nd through May 9th | Letters 176-188 dated May 9th through May 18th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important news does Colonel Morden's letter contain?
(a) Colonel Morden has learned that Lovelace is really Clarissa's brother.
(b) Colonel Morden thinks Clarissa should have married Solmes.
(c) Colonel Morden is never returning to England.
(d) Colonel Morden has challenged James to a duel.

2. What part of Clarissa's body does James injure during the meeting with Solmes?
(a) Her foot.
(b) Her leg.
(c) Her hand.
(d) Her head.

3. When James writes to Clarissa and tells her she is basically under house arrest, where exactly does he tell her she has to stay?
(a) In the Tower of London.
(b) In the kitchen, where she will cook during the day and sleep on the floor at night.
(c) In her rooms, but she can go into the garden when no one else is there.
(d) In the cellar.

4. What does Clarissa say about Mrs. Howe's refusal to help her?
(a) Clarissa says that Mrs. Howe's decision proves that she is out of her mind.
(b) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe made the right decision in refusing to help her.
(c) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is the meanest old woman she knows.
(d) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is going to pay for refusing to help her.

5. Why is Clarissa's family happy that she has agreed to see Solmes?
(a) Solmes has agreed to give them money in return for a meeting with her.
(b) Solmes threatened the family if they did not let him see her.
(c) They believe this means she eventually will agree to marry him.
(d) They believe she will turn him down, and they can finally forget about the whole thing.