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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Clarissa's maid Betty treat her?
(a) Betty worships Clarissa.
(b) Betty tries to help Clarissa escape.
(c) Betty treats Clarissa rudely.
(d) Betty fears Clarissa.

3. Why do Arabella and James want Clarissa to marry Solmes before Colonel Morden returns?
(a) James and Arabella plan to murder Morden when he returns and inherit his property.
(b) James and Arabella are afraid Morden will give Clarissa her independence.
(c) James and Arabella know Morden will be happy about the marriage and they want to surprise him.
(d) James and Arabella think Morden will talk Solmes out of wanting to marry Clarissa.

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

5. After Lovelace's party, what request does Clarissa get from Miss Partington?
(a) To write Miss Partington a letter explaining why Clarissa won't marry Lovelace.
(b) To share Clarissa's bed for the night.
(c) To be best friends forever.
(d) To send Miss Partington a lock of Clarissa's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Lovelace proposes marriage to Arabella, why does she say no?

2. Why do the women at Mrs. Moore's house take Lovelace's side?

3. When James writes to Clarissa and tells her she is basically under house arrest, where exactly does he tell her she has to stay?

4. In the dream Clarissa has, what does Lovelace do to her?

5. What makes Lovelace vomit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In letters 1-21, Clarissa's family tries to control her behavior. Discuss at least two of her family members and explain their motivations to behave the way they do toward her.

2. What is the point of Clarissa leaving nothing to James, Arabella or Lovelace?

3. Why do you think Lovelace can not maintain his feelings of repentance?

4. When Lovelace says he loves and hates Clarissa simultaneously, and can you see his point of view? Why or why not?

5. How does Clarissa selling her clothes to pay for her funeral reflect on her situation?

6. Why does Clarissa dislike Lovelace's party so much?

7. How does Arabella's letter refusing to forgive Clarissa develop Arabella's character?

8. Why do you think Clarissa keeps refusing the money people offer her?

9. Do you believe that Lovelace is really repentant when he tells Mr. Hickman and Miss Howe that he is, at Colonel Ambrose's ball?

10. How does the description of the way Clarissa is mourned continue to develop Clarissa's character?

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