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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lovelace's talk with the God of Love about Clarissa end?
(a) Lovelace tells the God of Love that he will become a better man in order to deserve Clarissa.
(b) The God of Love tells Lovelace that Clarissa really loves Mr. Hickman.
(c) The God of Love gives up on Clarissa.
(d) The God of Love convinces Lovelace to treat Clarissa like a queen.

2. What two reasons does Clarissa give for not visiting Lovelace's aunt, Lady Betty Lawrence?
(a) Clarissa is rich, but Lady Betty is poor.
(b) Clarissa has no clothes, and Lady Betty warned her not to come.
(c) Clarissa is ill, and Lady Betty is boring.
(d) Clarissa has no clothes, and Lady Betty has not invited her.

3. 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.

4. Which two characters visit Clarissa in letters 37-45 to try to persuade her to marry Solmes?
(a) Lovelace's aunts.
(b) Rosebud and her boyfriend.
(c) Miss Howe and Mrs. Howe.
(d) Mrs. Norton and Aunt Hervey.

5. What important news does Colonel Morden's letter contain?
(a) Colonel Morden has learned that Lovelace is really Clarissa's brother.
(b) Colonel Morden thinks Clarissa should have married Solmes.
(c) Colonel Morden has challenged James to a duel.
(d) Colonel Morden is never returning to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Clarissa runs away after the fire, what does she plan to do if Lovelace does not find her?

2. How does Solmes believe husbands should handle wives?

3. How does Clarissa learn that the "Lady Betty" she first saw in London was an impostor?

4. Which of the following deals does Clarissa offer to James if he will stop trying to force her to marry Solmes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Clarissa's situation after she runs off with Lovelace is worse than what would have happened to her if she had stayed at her parents?

2. Do you agree with Lovelace's interpretation of Clarissa's letter about going to her "father's house"? Why or why not?

3. What is the point of Clarissa leaving nothing to James, Arabella or Lovelace?

4. How does Mr. Hickman compare to Lovelace and Solmes?

5. How does the meeting between Morden and Lovelace characterize all the men who are present?

6. 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?

7. What options does Clarissa have other than seeking protection with Lovelace's aunt?

8. What do you think Clarissa's last request is, and why?

9. Do you think it is fair for Clarissa to have decided that because of the fire she will never marry Lovelace?

10. After Clarissa's return to the Widow Sinclair's house, do you think that she is right to be more pessimistic about the final outcome of her relationship with Lovelace?

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