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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 250-271:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they call people who steal at night and return the goods for reward the next day?
(a) cat burglars.
(b) touts.
(c) blackmailers.
(d) night fliers.

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

3. What does Mrs. B give to the parish officials?
(a) money to keep them quiet.
(b) information on the missing husbands.
(c) security that the women who come to her are married.
(d) weekly donations of food.

4. What is Moll tempted to do that frightens her?
(a) she is tempted to steal the girl.
(b) she is tempted to look for more children to rob.
(c) she is tempted to murder the girl.
(d) she is tempted to turn herself in.

5. To what does the narrator compare his novel?
(a) to plays written for the stage.
(b) to school lessons.
(c) to religious pamphlets.
(d) to narrative poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Mrs. B say Moll's lying in will cost?

2. What does Moll persuade the mistress to allow her to do?

3. What does the younger brother retort to his sister's talk about money?

4. When does Moll realize the older brother only wants her as a mistress?

5. What does the governess manage for Moll's son?

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