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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 does Clarissa say she will set a wedding date?
(a) As soon as her family says they will come to the wedding.
(b) As soon as the dressmaker finishes her wedding dress.
(c) As soon as she talks to her wedding planner.
(d) As soon as Lovelace gets a marriage license.

2. Where is Clarissa planning to go while Lovelace visits the dying Lord M?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Australia.
(c) Hampstead.
(d) The Isle of Wight.

3. When Miss Howe finds out that Clarissa has run off with Lovelace, what does Miss Howe advise Clarissa to do?
(a) Run away to New York and become an actress.
(b) Marry Solmes as soon as possible.
(c) Marry Lovelace as soon as possible.
(d) Hold out for as much money as she can get before agreeing to marry him.

4. How does Clarissa learn that the "Lady Betty" she first saw in London was an impostor?
(a) Lovelace admits it.
(b) She sees a picture of Lady Betty in the newspaper.
(c) Widow Sinclair admits it.
(d) She exchanges letters with the real Lady Betty.

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 send Miss Partington a lock of Clarissa's hair.
(c) To be best friends forever.
(d) To share Clarissa's bed for the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What goal does Lovelace say he will achieve by trying to seduce Clarissa?

5. Why does Lovelace expect to be pardoned if he succeeds in his plan to rape Mrs. Howe and Miss Howe?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Clarissa's return to the Widow Sinclair's house, do you think that she is right to be more pessimistic about the final outcome of her relationship with Lovelace?

2. How does the conversation between Belford and Hickman in the coffeehouse characterize Belford?

3. What do you think Lovelace means when he says he loves Clarissa? In other words, how do you think Lovelace would define love?

4. What do you expect the provisions of Clarissa's will are like?

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

6. When Miss Howe describes Clarissa's character in response to Belford's request, how closely does the description Miss Howe gives fit your understanding of Clarissa's character as it has been developed earlier in the novel?

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

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

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

10. How does Mr. Hickman compare to Lovelace and Solmes?

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