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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Colonel Morden hide from Clarissa?

2. What activity does the apothecary recommend Clarissa do less of to improve her health?

3. What does Mrs. Lovick tell Lovelace gives Clarissa the strength to leave the house?

4. When Clarissa's family say that they don't believe that she is very sick, what does she say will prove it?

5. When Lovelace reads Clarissa's letter about going to her "father's house," why is he happy?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Clarissa writes constantly in this novel. What relationship does the act of writing have to Clarissa's identity? Discuss at least two moments in the novel when Clarissa's writing habit is commented on by herself or by someone else. Why is Clarissa so addicted to writing, and what effect does this have on the response of the reader to this character?

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