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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 460-476 dated September 4th through September 7th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of this section (letters 56-74), who is Clarissa pinning her hopes on?
(a) Colonel Morden.
(b) Her brother James.
(c) Her aunt Hervey.
(d) Her uncle Antony.

2. When Miss Howe finds out that Clarissa has run off with Lovelace, what does Miss Howe advise Clarissa to do?
(a) Hold out for as much money as she can get before agreeing to marry him.
(b) Marry Solmes as soon as possible.
(c) Marry Lovelace as soon as possible.
(d) Run away to New York and become an actress.

3. How does Clarissa plan to pay for her funeral?
(a) She asks Miss Howe to take up a collection among her friends.
(b) She sells her clothes.
(c) She asks Lovelace to pay, since her death is his fault.
(d) She hopes that it will cost her family a lot of money.

4. To whom does Clarissa want her picture of Miss Howe to be given?
(a) Mr. Wyerley.
(b) Lovelace.
(c) Mr. Hickman.
(d) Mrs. Howe.

5. Which family member recommends to Clarissa to stop seeing Belford, in hopes that she might be able to reconcile with the rest of the family if she does?
(a) Clarissa's mother.
(b) James.
(c) Clarissa's father.
(d) Uncle Antony.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Belford criticizes Clarissa's family for its stubbornness, how does Clarissa respond?

2. The Harlowes tell Clarissa she must go to America for a few years before she can move back to her estate, and Clarissa agrees to go, if she does not die soon. Which state do they want her to go to?

3. When Lovelace and Clarissa get a room together at an inn, what do they pretend to be?

4. To whom does Clarissa send the mean letters she received from her family?

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

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