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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is stolen from Wilson by gypsies?
(a) A son.
(b) A book.
(c) A daughter.
(d) A house.

2. In court, a justice mocks Adams when he is on trial because of the villain who said that he tried to __________ him.
(a) Burn.
(b) Beat.
(c) Rob.
(d) Cheat.

3. What does Peter Pounce do for Fanny?
(a) He rescues her.
(b) He cooks her food.
(c) He leaves her.
(d) He marries her.

4. Who does the the squire's retinue kidnap?
(a) Adams.
(b) Jezebel.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Fanny.

5. Where do Peter, Fanny, Joseph, and Adams leave to go after they are reunited at the inn?
(a) Levinghall.
(b) Booby hall.
(c) Fielding's house.
(d) Mark's cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bellarmine need in order to get married from the father of the young woman he is in love with?

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

3. Who is the grave person that arrives at the inn concerned for Joseph's health and safety?

4. Who is the eighteen-year-old whose story is told by a lady in the coach?

5. What winning item does Wilson buy but is forced to sell for bread?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wilson fail to participate in Harriet's father's trade?

2. What is the theme that Fielding illustrates through the argument in the alehouse and Mrs. Slipslop's arrival?

3. How does Fielding contrast biographies and romances?

4. What does the attack by the master's hounds reveal about the master?

5. Why is the inn hostess initially helpful to Adam?

6. How do Adams and the sportsman differ in their reaction to the screams of the young woman?

7. How does Fielding contrast Barnabas and the surgeon with Adams, Joseph, and Betty?

8. When Mrs. Slipslop's encourages Lady Booby to marry Joseph, why is Lady Booby indignant?

9. Why is Pounce considered selfish by Adams despite rescuing Fanny?

10. What does Fielding reveal about Betty through her actions that shows some conflict in her character?

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