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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 Christian value is discussed in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) Charity.
(b) Peace.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Love.

2. Who discovers the parentage of Fanny?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The peddler.
(c) The priest.
(d) The friend.

3. Where does Shamela go when Mrs. Jervis plans to sell her to Mr. Booby?
(a) Lincolnshire.
(b) Maryland.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Williamsburg.

4. Who writes "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded"?
(a) Manon.
(b) Menon.
(c) Richardson.
(d) Marks.

5. Who does Fielding frequently satirize in "The Champion"?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Walpole.
(c) Adams.
(d) Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day in April does the essay on clergy conclude?

2. Whose bed does Didapper jump into, thinking it belongs to Fanny?

3. Why does Ragotin borrow a horse initially in "Le Roman Comique"?

4. In Modern Criticism, Mark Spilka's "Comic Resolution in Fielding's 'Joseph Andrews'" claims the _____ adventures at Booby Hall are among the most memorable scenes in the story.

5. What does Shamela pretend to do when Mr. Booby touches her bosom in Letter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do many critics like Fielding's characterization of Adams?

2. How does Fielding define charity?

3. In Dick Taylor Jr.'s "Joseph as Hero in 'Joseph Andrews,'" how is Joseph characterized?

4. In "Essay on Good Nature," what does Fielding say about good and ill nature?

5. How is Le Roman Comique similar to Joseph Andrews?

6. How is Pamela different from Shamela in her reaction to Mr. Booby?

7. Why is Pamela uncomfortable at the Lincolnshire estate where she is abducted?

8. How is Adams similar to Don Quixote?

9. How do Adams and Joseph reveal the essential virtues of the good man?

10. What is the comparison in Marivaux's novel that is similar to Fielding's work?

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