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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damaging fact does Mr. Brand report to Clarissa's family?

2. When Lovelace talks to Hickman, he says Clarissa lets someone else court her. Who?

3. Besides the Harlowes' servants, what other servants does Clarissa leave money to?

4. Who (besides Clarissa) asks Belford to be the executor of a will?

5. What part of Clarissa's body does Lovelace say he wants to keep with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the treatment of prostitutes in "Clarissa." How do other characters, both male and female, regard the prostitutes? What kind of character do Polly and Sally reveal? Are there any sympathetic or positive representations of prostitutes in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Marriage in the eighteenth century (especially for wealthy people) was seen both as a relationship that might begin in romance and as a legal and financial contract. Discuss three marriages in this novel in terms of their romantic and financial aspects.

Essay Topic 3

Clarissa writes constantly in this novel. What relationship does the act of writing have to Clarissa's identity? Discuss at least two moments in the novel when Clarissa's writing habit is commented on by herself or by someone else. Why is Clarissa so addicted to writing, and what effect does this have on the response of the reader to this character?

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