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

2. What part of Clarissa's body does James injure during the meeting with Solmes?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her hand.

3. Who is Tomlinson, really?
(a) Mr. Solmes.
(b) Mr. Hickman.
(c) Lovelace in disguise.
(d) Patrick M'Donald, a friend of Lovelace's.

4. How does Clarissa escape while Lovelace is visiting Lord M?
(a) By jumping out the window.
(b) By hiring body guards who break in to the house and escort her out.
(c) By disguising herself as a servant.
(d) By hiding in the laundry when it is taken out.

5. How does Clarissa know what Lovelace and Tomlinson said to each other?
(a) Lovelace told Clarissa what they said.
(b) Clarissa eavesdropped on them.
(c) Tomlinson wrote Clarissa a letter and told her.
(d) Dorcas told Clarissa what they said.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of this section (letters 56-74), who is Clarissa pinning her hopes on?

3. How does Clarissa's maid Betty treat her?

4. What drug does Lovelace blame for Clarissa's apparent madness after he ravishes her?

5. Why doesn't Clarissa read the letter from Miss Howe that tells her that Widow Sinclair keeps a house of prostitution as soon as the letter arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. In letter 31, we see one of Lovelace's own letters for the first time. Does he seem different than you expected, or about the same? Why and how?

2. Describe Mr. Lovelace's character as it has been revealed in Letters 1-10.

3. Do you agree with Lovelace's interpretation of Clarissa's letter about going to her "father's house"? Why or why not?

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

5. Does Clarissa have the information she needs to decide whether or not to marry Lovelace? Why or why not?

6. Lovelace says he does not want to use force, but he doesn't know how to overcome Clarissa's will. What options does he have?

7. How does the reaction of Lovelace's friends to Clarissa characterize Lovelace's friends?

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

9. Do you think Clarissa should give in and marry Solmes? Why or why not?

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

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