This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 207-217 dated May 25th through May 29th | Letters 218-224 dated May 30th through June 7th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Belton learn that his mistress did to him?
(a) Gave Belton's money to her boyfriend.
(b) Ran off to New York.
(c) Told everyone that she and Belton were not married.
(d) Opened a house of prostitution.

2. Who is courting Mrs. Howe?
(a) Uncle Antony.
(b) Clarissa's brother James.
(c) Clarissa's father.
(d) Lovelace.

3. What makes Lord M a bad choice for someone to give Clarissa away at the wedding?
(a) Lord M is ill with gout, so they can't set a date.
(b) Clarissa hates Lord M.
(c) Lord M hates Clarissa and does not want Lovelace to get married.
(d) Lord M is very ugly.

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 up her inheritance or become James's maid in 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 she will marry a servant.
(d) Clarissa will give James half her inheritance and give him her best maid to take to Scotland.

5. In letters 31-36, what does Lovelace tell his friend Belford about his feelings for Clarissa?
(a) That he is giving up on her, since she really is not into him.
(b) That he really does love her.
(c) That he does not love her and is only courting her to get back at her father and brother.
(d) That he plans to kidnap her and drug her.