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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 477-499 dated September 7th through September 10th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lovelace's friends react when they learn that Clarissa does not like them?
(a) They tell Lovelace that Clarissa is not good enough to be his wife.
(b) They say she is reasonable and that Lovelace should marry her.
(c) They all decide to go to church.
(d) They hope Clarissa will like them more later.

2. Who is courting Mrs. Howe?
(a) Lovelace.
(b) Uncle Antony.
(c) Clarissa's brother James.
(d) Clarissa's father.

3. Why does Colonel Morden hide from Clarissa?
(a) He is afraid to see her because he feels guilty about not having helped her more.
(b) He doesn't want to shock her, since she hasn't seen him in a long time and she is sick.
(c) He knows Clarissa hates when people watch her sleeping, so he doesn't want her to know he was doing that.
(d) He thinks it would cheer her up if he jumped out from behind the curtains.

4. Why does Clarissa run away after the fire at Widow Sinclair's house?
(a) She set the fire herself so she could run away.
(b) She wants to join the circus.
(c) She hates fire even more than Lovelace.
(d) She believes Lovelace set the fire to get a chance to ravish her.

5. What does Clarissa say about Mrs. Howe's refusal to help her?
(a) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is going to pay for refusing to help her.
(b) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe is the meanest old woman she knows.
(c) Clarissa says that Mrs. Howe's decision proves that she is out of her mind.
(d) Clarissa says Mrs. Howe made the right decision in refusing to help her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lord M want Lovelace to have children with Clarissa?

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

4. Where does Clarissa want to be buried?

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

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