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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 174-212:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Moll is well enough to go to Mrs. B's house, how is she surprised?
(a) by its comfort and cleanliness.
(b) by its value.
(c) by its small rooms.
(d) by its seculsion.

2. What hardens Moll's heart to become a professional thief?
(a) the joy of having a profession.
(b) fear of going hungry.
(c) hoping to find her highwayman husband.
(d) the thrill of not getting caught.

3. Who is assumed to be the narrator of the story?
(a) Moll Flanders' mother.
(b) Moll Flanders.
(c) a British journalist.
(d) Daniel DeFoe.

4. What does the narrator hope the reader will be more pleased with?
(a) the excitement of the story.
(b) the truth of the story.
(c) the moral of the story.
(d) the salaciousness of the story.

5. What does Moll say that women of her time had lost?
(a) the right to stay single.
(b) the right to become wives.
(c) the right to say No.
(d) the right to forego having children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Moll take up residence after returning from Virginia?

2. How do Moll and the young woman next door get even with the young captain?

3. Who does the wealthy man Moll robs in a coach turn out to be?

4. Why does the narrator say it is difficult to have a private biography taken seriously?

5. How does the landlady help out when Moll becomes pregnant?

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