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

2. Why is Clarissa's family happy that she has agreed to see Solmes?
(a) Solmes has agreed to give them money in return for a meeting with her.
(b) They believe she will turn him down, and they can finally forget about the whole thing.
(c) They believe this means she eventually will agree to marry him.
(d) Solmes threatened the family if they did not let him see her.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following deals does Clarissa offer to James if he will stop trying to force her to marry Solmes?
(a) Clarissa will give up her inheritance or she will marry a servant.
(b) Clarissa will give James half her inheritance and give him her best maid to take to Scotland.
(c) Clarissa will give up her inheritance or become James's maid in Scotland.
(d) Clarissa will give James all her chickens, and she will help Arabella get Lovelace to marry her.

5. What does Lovelace tell Clarissa that makes her feel bad for him?
(a) Lovelace says he spent two nights waiting for her in the chicken house and he can't stand the smell any longer.
(b) Lovelace says he has spent his entire fortune buying her presents.
(c) Lovelace says he's never kissed a girl because he's waiting for her.
(d) Lovelace says he has spent two nights in the garden waiting for her and he got sick as a result.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Belford disapprove of Lovelace's plan to "test" Clarissa?

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

4. Who does Clarissa write to, asking for help persuading her father not to force her to marry Solmes?

5. After Clarissa's family decide they don't want her to marry Lovelace, who do they pick out for her to marry instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Clarissa's situation after she runs off with Lovelace is worse than what would have happened to her if she had stayed at her parents?

2. Do you think Lovelace is right to insist on visiting Clarissa when he believes she is dying? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Clarissa is right to keep refusing offers of money from Lovelace and Miss Howe?

4. Does Clarissa's challenge to debate with James change what you think of her character? Why or why not?

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

6. 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.

7. In letters 22-30, Clarissa is given three suggestions for getting away from her family. Lovelace offers to take her away twice, and Miss Howe tells her that she should move into her grandfather's estate, which is legally hers. Do you think Clarissa should have taken one of these choices? Why or why not, and if so, which one?

8. Do you think it is fair for Clarissa to have decided that because of the fire she will never marry Lovelace?

9. After Clarissa reveals that Lovelace used drugs to ravish her, the Howes suggest legal action. Why do you think no one brought up this idea before?

10. Is Miss Howe a good friend to Clarissa? Why or why not?

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