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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. What does the hostess of the inn offer Adams because she thinks that he is Trulliber's brother?

2. In Chapter 6, as Adams sleeps, Joseph indulges in a monologue about how the desire for honor should lead a man to ________.

3. What does Wilson feel for Harriet Hearty?

4. Where do Peter, Fanny, Joseph, and Adams leave to go after they are reunited at the inn?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the squire pursue Adams, Joseph, and Fanny?

2. What does Joseph's encounter with the stagecoach reveal?

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

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

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

6. How does Fielding contrast biographies and romances?

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

8. What does Fielding introduce through the character of Barnabas in regards to clergy?

9. How is Trulliber revealed as a greedy clergyman?

10. How do Mrs. Tow-wouse and Adams differ on money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corruption in society is a prevailing theme of Joseph Andrews; with Shamela; and Related Writings. Fielding frequently refers to this theme, painting a bleak picture of London society. Which characters appear corrupt and why? Which characters appear to rise above corruption even if they were initially vulnerable to it? What is your opinion of the society that Fielding describes?

Essay Topic 2

Money has particular significance in the Joseph Andrews; with Shamela; and Related Writings. What is the significance of having money in the story? Who chases after money? Who has money? Who loses money? Who gains money? What does Fielding ultimately say about money through Joseph and the priests and what is the importance of this discovery and theses characters' roles?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as exhibited in Joseph Andrews; with Shamela; and Related Writings. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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