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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 75-80 dated April 2nd through April 5th | Letters 81-88 dated April 6th through April 8th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Clarissa write to, asking for help persuading her father not to force her to marry Solmes?
(a) Aunt Antonia.
(b) Mrs. Howe.
(c) Uncle Antony.
(d) John Belford.

2. How does Lovelace know about everything that happens at Clarissa's house?
(a) He is psychic.
(b) He hangs around in the bushes and listens to their conversations.
(c) He has hired one of their servants as a spy.
(d) He is secretly dating Arabella, who tells him what is happening.

3. How does Solmes believe husbands should handle wives?
(a) Allow them to act any way they want.
(b) Keep them barefoot and in the kitchen.
(c) Treat them with love and respect.
(d) Rule them through fear.

4. At the end of this section (letters 56-74), who is Clarissa pinning her hopes on?
(a) Her brother James.
(b) Her aunt Hervey.
(c) Colonel Morden.
(d) Her uncle Antony.

5. Who does Miss Howe threaten to take revenge on when her mother refuses to give Clarissa protection?
(a) All men.
(b) Mr. Hickman.
(c) Uncle Antony.
(d) Mr. Solmes.

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. How does Clarissa's maid Betty treat her?

3. In the dream Clarissa has, what does Lovelace do to her?

4. Which two characters visit Clarissa in letters 37-45 to try to persuade her to marry Solmes?

5. When Mr. Lovelace proposes marriage to Arabella, why does she say no?

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