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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Miss Howe recommend Clarissa save her reputation?
2. After Clarissa's family decide they don't want her to marry Lovelace, who do they pick out for her to marry instead?
3. With whom does Lovelace have a child?
4. Why do Arabella and James want Clarissa to marry Solmes before Colonel Morden returns?
5. When Lovelace and Clarissa get a room together at an inn, what do they pretend to be?
Short Essay Questions
1. In terms of symbolism, compare the bloody nose Clarissa gets while trying to escape from Widow Sinclair's house with the earlier injury to her hand when her brother tried to make her hold Mr. Solmes's hand.
2. Describe Mr. Lovelace's character as it has been revealed in Letters 1-10.
3. When Lovelace says he loves and hates Clarissa simultaneously, and can you see his point of view? Why or why not?
4. What do you think Clarissa's last request is, and why?
5. In letters 1-21, Clarissa's family tries to control her behavior. Discuss at least two of her family members and explain their motivations to behave the way they do toward her.
6. How does the description of the way Clarissa is mourned continue to develop Clarissa's character?
7. Do you think Clarissa wants to marry Lovelace? Why or why not?
8. Do you think the suffering of the bad characters at the end of the novel fits their crimes?
9. How does Belford's behavior after Clarissa's death develop his character?
10. Does Clarissa have the information she needs to decide whether or not to marry Lovelace? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the ideals of masculinity and femininity as they are revealed in "Clarissa," and evaluate at least one female and one male character in terms of the way they fulfill their role as a man or woman.
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing is used frequently in Clarissa. Give at least two examples of foreshadowing of events that later occur. How does foreshadowing affect the reader's response to the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast three of the places Clarissa lives during the book. How does each setting reflect the people who live in it and Clarissa's situation at the time she lives there?
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