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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the admirer that the eighteen-year-old whose story is told by a lady in the coach singles out as her potential mate?
(a) Mark.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Vincent.
(d) Leonardo.

2. Who is Wilson?
(a) A hospitable man.
(b) An inn owner.
(c) A writer.
(d) A housekeeper.

3. While Adams displays trust towards the man that is treated poorly by servants, how does Joseph respond?
(a) Joyfully.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) Nervously.
(d) Eagerly.

4. How many copies of Fielding's most famed narrative works are in "Joseph Andrews with Shamela and Related Writings?"
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. Whose stable does Joseph go to at the age of ten?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Thomas Booby.
(c) Lady Booby.
(d) Jezebel.

6. Who is angry when Joseph and Adams beat his hounds?
(a) The artist.
(b) The master.
(c) The designer.
(d) The priest.

7. What does Adams want from Trulliber?
(a) A book.
(b) A loan.
(c) A pig.
(d) A house.

8. What does the hostess of the inn offer Adams because she thinks that he is Trulliber's brother?
(a) Books.
(b) Housing.
(c) Credit.
(d) Furniture.

9. At the church, what is Mr. Abraham Adams's role?
(a) He is the priest.
(b) He is the curate.
(c) He is the governor.
(d) He is the writer.

10. Who does Joseph turn to help him get married to his love?
(a) Henry.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Adams.

11. What does Wilson see the pleasures of the world as?
(a) Winsome.
(b) Folly and vanity.
(c) Delightful and excessive.
(d) Easy and fun.

12. Who is Peter Pounce?
(a) A squire.
(b) An armed man.
(c) A falconeer.
(d) A writer.

13. In the Preface to "Joseph Andrews," Henry Fielding defines his terms and distinguishes his story from ________________.
(a) Love and life.
(b) Romance and burlesque.
(c) Dance and theater.
(d) History and art.

14. Who does Mrs. Tow-house catch her husband in bed with?
(a) Henry.
(b) Shamela.
(c) Betty.
(d) Mary.

15. Lady Booby is angry when Adams announces the _____ of marriage between Joseph and Fanny at church.
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Ends.
(c) Banns.
(d) Pressures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter Pounce do for Fanny?

2. When Lady Booby returns home, the sight of ______ ignites her passion, causing her to argue with Mrs. SlipSlop.

3. Whose presence does Lady Booby frown upon, forcing her to leave with Adams after being taken out of jail?

4. Where is Adams traveling to publish three volumes of sermons?

5. Who refuses to give Joseph credit to pay his bill at the inn?

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