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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 521-537 dated September 28th through December 18th.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 her rooms, but she can go into the garden when no one else is there.
(b) In the kitchen, where she will cook during the day and sleep on the floor at night.
(c) In the Tower of London.
(d) In the cellar.

3. When Clarissa visits Lovelace's bedroom in her nightgown, what does she ask him?
(a) Whether he likes this nightgown.
(b) What is going to happen to her next.
(c) Why he does not get mental help.
(d) Why he didn't marry Arabella.

4. When Clarissa's family say that they don't believe that she is very sick, what does she say will prove it?
(a) A photograph that Belford has taken of her.
(b) A note from her doctor.
(c) Everyone else in the house is getting sick, too.
(d) Her death.

5. How does Widow Sinclair act when Belford tells her she's dying?
(a) Hysterical.
(b) She does not believe him.
(c) Calm and practical.
(d) She laughs and tells him everyone's dying and she doesn't care.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. Harlowe renounces his curse, what does Clarissa write to her mother to ask for?

2. Who does Lovelace persuade Clarissa to allow to serve as a mediator between them at Mrs. Moore's house?

3. What does Clarissa say about her birthday during her illness?

4. To whom does Clarissa want her picture of Miss Howe to be given?

5. While on their way to Lady Betty's cousin's house, what excuse does Lovelace use for stopping at Widow Sinclair's house?

(see the answer key)

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