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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 240-246 dated June 10th | Letters 247-257 dated June 11th through June 13th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lovelace's friends react when they learn that Clarissa does not like them?
(a) They hope Clarissa will like them more later.
(b) They tell Lovelace that Clarissa is not good enough to be his wife.
(c) They say she is reasonable and that Lovelace should marry her.
(d) They all decide to go to church.

2. Why doesn't Clarissa read the letter from Miss Howe that tells her that Widow Sinclair keeps a house of prostitution as soon as the letter arrives?
(a) Because Clarissa has fainted again.
(b) Because the letter arrives after Clarissa has run away.
(c) Because Clarissa is not speaking to Miss Howe.
(d) Because Mr. Solmes intercepted the letter, so it never got to Widow Sinclair's house.

3. 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) They believe she will turn him down, and they can finally forget about the whole thing.
(c) They believe this means she eventually will agree to marry him.
(d) Solmes threatened the family if they did not let him see her.

4. Why does Lord M want Lovelace to have children with Clarissa?
(a) Because Lord M thinks fatherhood will help Lovelace stop drinking so much.
(b) Because Lord M loves kids.
(c) Because Lord M knows that Clarissa loves kids.
(d) So that Lovelace will have legitimate heirs.

5. Who is Miss Howe?
(a) Clarissa's best friend.
(b) Clarissa and Arabella's nanny.
(c) Arabella's best friend.
(d) Clarissa's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Howe says she is going to write to Clarissa even though her mother does not allow her to, what does Clarissa tell her?

2. Why does Dorcas refuse to answer any more questions after telling the mysterious servant that Lovelace and Clarissa are married?

3. What makes Lovelace vomit?

4. After Lovelace's party, what request does Clarissa get from Miss Partington?

5. 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?

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