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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 107-119 dated April 13th through April 15th | Letters 120-137 dated April 15th through April 21st.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lovelace say is the cause of all his sins?
(a) His high opinion of himself.
(b) His love of money.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His love of women.

2. What does Miss Howe learn is the truth about Lovelace and Rosebud?
(a) Rosebud is Lovelace's daughter.
(b) Rosebud has a baby with Lovelace.
(c) Lovelace is just being nice to Rosebud, giving her money so she can afford to get married.
(d) Rosebud is really Lovelace in disguise.

3. Why does Clarissa decide London might be an acceptable place to stay?
(a) She thinks Lovelace might be more likely to leave her alone in London.
(b) She knows she can catch a plane to America at Heathrow.
(c) She hopes to escape and join some travelling actors.
(d) She thinks it will be easier to get married in London.

4. Which of the following deals does Clarissa offer to James if he will stop trying to force her to marry Solmes?
(a) Clarissa will give James half her inheritance and give him her best maid to take to Scotland.
(b) Clarissa will give James all her chickens, and she will help Arabella get Lovelace to marry her.
(c) Clarissa will give up her inheritance or become James's maid in Scotland.
(d) Clarissa will give up her inheritance or she will marry a servant.

5. When Mr. Lovelace proposes marriage to Arabella, why does she say no?
(a) She does not like the way he talks to her.
(b) She has heard he has seduced a lot of women.
(c) She never liked him in the first place.
(d) She never wants to get married at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarissa say about Mrs. Howe's refusal to help her?

2. Lovelace tells his friend Belford that he's happy to have Clarissa under his control, but that only one thing takes away from his happiness. What is that one thing?

3. Which of the following best describes the style of this book?

4. After Clarissa's family decide they don't want her to marry Lovelace, who do they pick out for her to marry instead?

5. In letters 31-36, what does Lovelace tell his friend Belford about his feelings for Clarissa?

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