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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What two reasons does Clarissa give for not visiting Lovelace's aunt, Lady Betty Lawrence?
2. Why does Lord M want Lovelace to have children with Clarissa?
3. Clarissa admits she would prefer Lovelace if only he had what quality?
4. 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?
5. Which of the following deals does Clarissa offer to James if he will stop trying to force her to marry Solmes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Arabella's letter refusing to forgive Clarissa develop Arabella's character?
2. Why do you think Lovelace can not maintain his feelings of repentance?
3. How does Clarissa selling her clothes to pay for her funeral reflect on her situation?
4. Why do you think Richardson decided to include Belton's death scene in the novel? What purpose does this scene serve?
5. What do you think Lovelace means when he says he loves Clarissa? In other words, how do you think Lovelace would define love?
6. Is Lovelace's behavior after Clarissa's death what you expected? Why or why not?
7. After Clarissa's ravishment, she believes she is losing her mind. Lovelace blames it on the effect of the drugs he used on her. Based on her symptoms, do you think it is the drugs or the rape that makes her act the way she does?
8. How do you think Lovelace's death reflects on his character?
9. What is the point of Clarissa leaving nothing to James, Arabella or Lovelace?
10. Do you think that Lovelace's family is doing the right thing by encouraging him to marry Clarissa? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast all of the death scenes in the novel. Considering just the death scenes, what message do you think the novel has for the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is used frequently in Clarissa. Give at least two examples of foreshadowing of events that later occur. How does foreshadowing affect the reader's response to the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Choose any one of the major characters (Clarissa, Lovelace, Belford or Miss Howe). Does the character change during the novel? Why or why not? Does the way the other characters view the character you chose match the way you view the character? Why or why not?
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