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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alteration does the narrator say has been made to the story?
(a) more stress on the law.
(b) more modest words.
(c) more historical references.
(d) more graphic detail.

2. Who does Moll meet at Bath?
(a) an old friend from the Mint.
(b) a gentleman down from London.
(c) an other draper.
(d) a handsome rogue.

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

4. What type of instruction does the narrator say is included in the story?
(a) how to avoid thieves and pickpockets.
(b) how to steal without getting caught.
(c) how to tell when someone is lying.
(d) how to escakpe from prison.

5. What does Mill learn about her cargo from Virginia when she reaches London?
(a) the ship lost most of its cargo.
(b) the ship was captured by pirates.
(c) her cargo was seized by the government.
(d) the ship sank off the coast of Ireland.

6. Moving in with a friend, what does Moll come to be called?
(a) pretty widow.
(b) pretty whore.
(c) pretty spinster.
(d) pretty pickpocket.

7. Where is Moll born?
(a) in a hospital.
(b) in her grandmother's house.
(c) in prison.
(d) in a barn.

8. Who does the young lady get to start the rumor that Moll is rich?
(a) her young captain husband.
(b) the inn keepers in the area.
(c) the women in the shops.
(d) the newspapers.

9. What does Moll, called Mrs. Betty, do better than the daughters of the new family?
(a) speak German.
(b) sing.
(c) cook.
(d) write.

10. What does her tradesman turn out to be?
(a) a hardened criminal .
(b) a con man who only wanted Moll's money.
(c) rake, shopkeeper and beggar all in one.
(d) a bigamist.

11. What shows the other brother's intentions that Moll does not understand?
(a) he kisses her and runs away.
(b) he takes her out of the house.
(c) he gives her money.
(d) he proposes marriage.

12. When Moll's resolution breaks and she gives him permission to make love to her, how does she classify herself?
(a) as a whore.
(b) as an innocent.
(c) as a fiancée.
(d) as a defiled woman.

13. What does the sister tell her older brother about having money but not great beauty when looking for a husband?
(a) a beautiful girl cannot buy money.
(b) the first will do without the last.
(c) with money she can buy beauty.
(d) her money is invested well.

14. What do the ladies of the town do for Moll?
(a) petition the mayor.
(b) send her to school in London.
(c) keep her hidden from the police.
(d) give her money and clothes.

15. What happens to the gentleman at Bath?
(a) he is visited by his wife.
(b) he leaves in the middle of the night.
(c) he becomes ill.
(d) he is arrested for theft.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the sister tell her brother now recommends a woman to a gentleman?

3. How does the captain's lady help repay Moll for her services?

4. What does the narrator insist that the characters must eventually become?

5. How does Moll propose to make her own living?

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