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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters 240-246 dated June 10th | Letters 247-257 dated June 11th through June 13th.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Howe?
(a) Clarissa and Arabella's nanny.
(b) Arabella's best friend.
(c) Clarissa's best friend.
(d) Clarissa's sister.

2. What does Clarissa do with the proposed marriage settlement Lovelace gives to her?
(a) Sends it to Miss Howe for her approval.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Changes it, so that Clarissa gets more money.
(d) Sends it to Mrs. Harlowe.

3. When James writes to Clarissa and tells her she is basically under house arrest, where exactly does he tell her she has to stay?
(a) In the kitchen, where she will cook during the day and sleep on the floor at night.
(b) In her rooms, but she can go into the garden when no one else is there.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In the Tower of London.

4. What does Mr. Belton learn that his mistress did to him?
(a) Opened a house of prostitution.
(b) Told everyone that she and Belton were not married.
(c) Ran off to New York.
(d) Gave Belton's money to her boyfriend.

5. Who is Mrs. Townsend?
(a) Clarissa's godmother.
(b) Clarissa's aunt.
(c) Lovelace's mistress.
(d) A lady merchant; Miss Howe plans to ask her to help Clarissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Belford disapprove of Lovelace's plan to "test" Clarissa?

2. Lovelace tells his friend Belford that he's happy to have Clarissa under his control, but that only one thing takes away from his happiness. What is that one thing?

3. What advice does Mrs. Howe send to Clarissa?

4. In letter 21, how is Clarissa punished for refusing to be nice to Mr. Solmes?

5. What makes Lord M a bad choice for someone to give Clarissa away at the wedding?

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