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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. 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?
2. In addition to the information about the Widow Sinclair, what else does the revealing letter from Miss Howe say?
3. Why does Dr. Lewen refuse to perform the wedding ceremony?
4. How does Miss Howe recommend Clarissa save her reputation?
5. After being ravished, what is the main thing Clarissa wants from her family?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you believe that Lovelace is really repentant when he tells Mr. Hickman and Miss Howe that he is, at Colonel Ambrose's ball?
2. How does Clarissa selling her clothes to pay for her funeral reflect on her situation?
3. Why do you think Richardson decided to include Belton's death scene in the novel? What purpose does this scene serve?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. How does Clarissa's will continue to develop her character?
8. Why do you think Lovelace can not maintain his feelings of repentance?
9. Describe Mr. Lovelace's character as it has been revealed in Letters 1-10.
10. What do you think Clarissa's last request is, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Mrs. Harlowe and Mrs. Howe. How do their styles of parenting differ?
Essay Topic 2
The plot of "Clarissa" is very repetitive. As we have discussed, this repetition should be considered as a conscious strategy on the part of Richardson. Discuss the effect of repetition in the novel, being sure to address (1) Clarissa's repeated efforts to escape, both from Harlowe Place and from Lovelace, (2) Lovelace's repeated changes of heart about how to behave, and (3) the repeated efforts by Mrs. Howe to stop the letters exchanged between Miss Howe and Clarissa.
Essay Topic 3
Marriage in the eighteenth century (especially for wealthy people) was seen both as a relationship that might begin in romance and as a legal and financial contract. Discuss three marriages in this novel in terms of their romantic and financial aspects.
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