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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Clarissa tells Miss Howe to come to London in person.
(b) Clarissa is glad Miss Howe will still write to her.
(c) Clarissa tells Miss Howe not to write, but that Mr. Hickman can write.
(d) Clarissa tells Miss Howe she never really liked her anyway.

3. What does Clarissa say about Mrs. Howe's refusal to help her?
(a) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is the meanest old woman she knows.
(b) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is going to pay for refusing to help her.
(c) Clarissa says that Mrs. Howe's decision proves that she is out of her mind.
(d) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe made the right decision in refusing to help her.

4. What drug does Lovelace blame for Clarissa's apparent madness after he ravishes her?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Opium.
(d) Alcohol.

5. Why does Lovelace swear to get revenge on Mr. Howe and James?
(a) Because they are so mean to Clarissa.
(b) Because Arabella refused to marry him.
(c) Because he finds out they hired spies to watch him.
(d) Because Mr. Howe owed him money and refused to pay.

6. What does James plan to do with Clarissa if he "rescues" her?
(a) Send Clarissa to his estate in Scotland.
(b) Send Clarissa to a madhouse.
(c) Have Clarissa arrested and sent to jail for prostitution.
(d) Send Clarissa to a convent.

7. Who wrote the letter about Lovelace that Solmes reads?
(a) It's anonymous.
(b) Miss Howe.
(c) Uncle Antony.
(d) Lovelace wrote it himself.

8. Who does Lovelace persuade Clarissa to allow to serve as a mediator between them at Mrs. Moore's house?
(a) Miss Howe.
(b) The Widow Sinclair.
(c) Lovelace's aunt, Lady Betty Lawrence.
(d) Mrs. Howe.

9. When Mr. Lovelace proposes marriage to Arabella, why does she say no?
(a) She never liked him in the first place.
(b) She never wants to get married at all.
(c) She has heard he has seduced a lot of women.
(d) She does not like the way he talks to her.

10. In letter 21, how is Clarissa punished for refusing to be nice to Mr. Solmes?
(a) She is forbidden to see her family and sent to her room.
(b) She is forced to be her sister's maid.
(c) Her dairy-house is given to her brother.
(d) She is not allowed to go to a ball.

11. Which of the following best describes the style of this book?
(a) One long letter written by one person.
(b) A young woman's diary.
(c) A play.
(d) A series of letters exchanged between several people.

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

13. Why does Lovelace think that Lord M dying might help him get Clarissa to marry him?
(a) Because he suspects Clarissa loves Lord M, but once Lord M is dead, Clarissa will turn to Lovelace for comfort.
(b) Because he hopes the money he will inherit will impress Clarissa.
(c) Because Clarissa never liked Lord M.
(d) Because he thinks Clarissa will feel sorry for him when he's grieving.

14. What goal does Lovelace say he will achieve by trying to seduce Clarissa?
(a) Test the virtue of all women.
(b) Achieve his 100th seduction.
(c) Keep himself busy.
(d) Test his own seductiveness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Howe recommend Clarissa save her reputation?

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

3. In letters 31-36, what does Lovelace tell his friend Belford about his feelings for Clarissa?

4. What does the Widow Sinclair overhear that makes her angry with Clarissa?

5. What makes Lord M a bad choice for someone to give Clarissa away at the wedding?

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