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Clarissa

Samuel Richardson

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1. How is Lovelace first introduced to the Harlowe family?

(A) As a suitor for Clarissa

(B) As a suitor for Arabella

(D) As a business partner

2. When did the tension between James and Lovelace begin?

(A) When they were children

(B) In college

(D) There is no tension between James and Lovelace

3. Why is Arabella jealous of Clarissa?

(A) Because men like Clarissa better

(B) Because Clarissa inherited her grandfather's estate

(D) All of the above

4. What reason does Clarissa give for refusing to marry Solmes?

(A) She thinks marriage should be a woman's own choice.

(B) She finds Solmes despicable.

(D) She wants to become a nun.

5. In the first part of the book, what does Clarissa think of Lovelace?

(A) His morals are suspect.

(B) He is attractive.

(D) all of the above

6. What is Lovelace's ideal outcome of his relationship with Clarissa?

(A) She will marry him.

(B) She will live with him without being married.

(D) They will remain good friends.

7. What is most important to Clarissa after she leaves her parents' house?

(A) Marriage to Lovelace

(B) Reconciliation with her family

(D) Running away from Lovelace

8. Why does Clarissa refuse to marry Lovelace after he rapes her?

(A) She wants to make sure he is not tricking her.

(B) She is waiting for her family's approval.

(D) She decides to marry Solmes after all.

9. What does Clarissa die of?

(A) She dies of tuberculosis.

(B) She dies in childbirth.

(D) It is unclear.

10. Whom does Clarissa pick to execute her will?

(A) Lovelace

(B) Belford

(D) Anna

11. Which of the following is a real person?

(A) Mrs. Fretchville

(B) Captain Tomlinson

(D) Mrs. Moore

12. What flower does Clarissa pick to decorate her coffin?

(A) A lily

(B) A rose

(D) A lotus

13. Where does Lovelace die?

(A) London

(B) Paris

(D) Brussels

14. What does Lovelace die of?

(A) He dies from a venereal disease.

(B) He is killed in revenge.

(D) It is unclear.

15. Which of the following does Lovelace not seduce or rape?

(A) Miss Betterton

(B) Rosebud

(D) Clarissa

16. What part of Mr. Harlowe's curse most frightens Clarissa?

(A) That Lovelace will be the instrument of her downfall

(B) That it applies to the afterlife as well as life on earth

(D) That her father would do such a heathenish thing as curse

17. What does Uncle Antony mean when he calls himself “none of your Lovelaces”?

(A) That he is neither charming nor handsome

(B) That he is a moral man

(D) That he is forthright and explicit in his proposals

18. How does Lovelace make Clarissa happy during her imprisonment?

(A) He tricks her into thinking her family wants to reconcile with her.

(B) He convinces her that he truly loves her.

(D) He draws up very generous marriage settlements.

19. What promise to Lovelace does Clarissa break?

(A) Never to marry another man

(B) To send him a letter inviting him to join her at her father's house

(D) That she will forgive him after the rape

20. Which is the shortest letter in the novel?

(A) The one announcing Clarissa's death

(B) The one announcing Mr. Harlowe's curse

(D) The one announcing Clarissa's escape

21. What role does Mrs. Sinclair play in Clarissa's rape?

(A) She attempts to thwart Lovelace's plan

(B) She notifies the police

(D) She forces Lovelace to rape her

22. Why does Anna mock Hickman?

(A) He's very formal and polite

(B) He's a terrible writer

(D) He has feelings for Clarissa

23. Who ends up inheriting Lord M.'s estate?

(A) Anna Howe

(B) Arabella and James Harlowe

(D) Belford's son

24. Which of these women from Lovelace's past eventually dies during childbirth?

(A) Polly Horton

(B) Sally Martin

(D) Mrs. Sinclair

25. Clarissa is often compared to which of the following?

(A) A swan

(B) Her mother

(D) An angel

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