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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 does Pierre Francois Guyot Desfontaines think Fielding is one of the best at in England in terms of writing?
(a) Fiction writers.
(b) Prose artists.
(c) Comic poets.
(d) Dramatic poets.

2. Who does Pamela thank for preserving her innocence from Mr. B?
(a) Joseph.
(b) God.
(c) Fielding.
(d) Henry.

3. When Lady Booby surprises Adams's household with her arrival, who does she try to set Fanny up with?
(a) Jan.
(b) James.
(c) Beau.
(d) Marks.

4. Adams and Joseph Andrews embody the essential virtues of __________ in "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?
(a) The priests.
(b) The writers.
(c) The good man.
(d) The friends.

5. What does Joseph show when he is in the country especially when confronted with the obstacles to marrying Fanny?
(a) Humor.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Poise.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11," the narrator in "Joseph Andrews" is a _____ character.

2. What sound makes Ragotin tumble off his horse in "Le Roman Comique"?

3. In Letter 1, to whom does Shamela write a letter to about accommodations?

4. When Mr. B kisses Pamela while she is in bed, she almost ________ out of fear.

5. Where does Shamela go when Mrs. Jervis plans to sell her to Mr. Booby?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Martin C. Battlestin's "Thematic Meaning and Structure," what motifs are revealed?

2. What is shocking about the peddler's revelation about Fanny's heritage?

3. How do Adam and Lady Booby differ in their reaction to Joseph and Fanny's arrival after Joseph rescues Fanny?

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

5. When Joseph rescues Fanny from the ill intentions of Beau Didapper, what does Lady Booby's presence at Adam's house reveal?

6. How does the squire respond to Don Quixote's request regarding the boy in "The Life and Adventures of the Renown'd Don Quixote"?

7. Why is Shamela willing to hide her relationship from her mother at Williams's request?

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

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

10. In "Essay on Reputation," how does Fielding distinguish virtue and vice?

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