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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 stops Lovelace from killing himself when he learns of Clarissa's death?
(a) He's a coward and stops at the last minute.
(b) Clarissa's ghost appears and tells him to stop.
(c) Will has taken all his weapons away.
(d) Lord M has Lovelace put in a padded cell to protect him.

2. What important news does Colonel Morden's letter contain?
(a) Colonel Morden has challenged James to a duel.
(b) Colonel Morden is never returning to England.
(c) Colonel Morden thinks Clarissa should have married Solmes.
(d) Colonel Morden has learned that Lovelace is really Clarissa's brother.

3. What makes Lovelace's family accuse him of evil-doing in relation to Clarissa?
(a) His family has seen Clarissa's letters to Lovelace.
(b) Lovelace seems to be lying when they ask Lady Betty asks him questions about Clarissa.
(c) Clarissa has a bad reputation, so Lovelace's family assume that Clarissa corrupted Lovelace.
(d) His family knows that all Lovelace ever does is evil.

4. What does Clarissa do with her coffin while she's still alive?
(a) Stares at it all the time, mumbling about how she does not want to die.
(b) Uses it as a desk.
(c) Asks other people to lay in it when they want to talk to her.
(d) Lays in it to pretend she is a vampire.

5. What does the Widow Sinclair overhear that makes her angry with Clarissa?
(a) The Widow Sinclair hears Clarissa talking about her house's reputation.
(b) The Widow Sinclair hears Clarissa saying that the Widow Sinclair really needs to do something about her hair.
(c) The Widow Sinclair hears Clarissa saying that she's always loved Lovelace and is enjoying teasing him.
(d) The Widow Sinclair hears Clarissa saying that the carpets and drapes are in very bad taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Howe?

2. Who wrote the letter about Lovelace that Solmes reads?

3. 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?

4. Whose house is Clarissa staying in while in London?

5. What part of Clarissa's body does James injure during the meeting with Solmes?

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