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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. Whose suit will Allwit be wearing to the town party?

2. What is the name of the wealthy merchant that the Promoters work for?

3. What is Allwit congratulated on during the town party?

4. How many gold coins does Touchwood Senior pay the Wench to get her to leave him alone?

5. How is Lady Kix related to Mistress Allwit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maudlin react when she finds Moll trying to run away?

2. What lie must Sir Walter tell to Moll's family in order for the arranged marriages to proceed?

3. Where do Touchwood Junior and Moll secretly meet, and why?

4. What bombshell does Davy Dahana drop on Allwit at the end of the party, and what is Allwit's response to the news?

5. What is the reaction to the news that Lady Kix is pregnant?

6. How does Allwit greet Moll and Touchwood Junior when they arrive at his daughter's christening?

7. How is the secret meeting between Touchwood Junior and Moll interrupted?

8. How does the reader know that Touchwood Senior is duping Sir Oliver?

9. What happens when Touchwood Junior enters the meeting between Moll and Sir Walter?

10. What confessions does the Welsh gentlewoman make to Tim after the pair is married?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the play, the biggest struggle seemed to be happening between Touchwood Junior and Moll. Describe the relationship between the pair, and explain why they were forbidden to be together. Then, briefly describe each of the three attempts the couple made to be together.

Essay Topic 2

At the opening of the play, the audience is introduced to Yellowhammer and his wife, Maudlin. Briefly describe the lifestyle that the Yellowhammer family is living in at the opening of the play. Explain how Yellowhammer fought for the duration of the play to rise up the social ladder.

Essay Topic 3

After Moll's riverside conflict with her mother, Touchwood Junior challenges Sir Walter to a duel. Explain Touchwood's motivations in challenging Sir Walter and the result of the duel. Who is the victor, and who is simply the victim. Explain how Touchwood Junior used the outcome of the duel to alter the path of his life with Moll.

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