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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Moll not allow the maid Mrs. B sends to stay overnight?
(a) she thinks the girl is adled.
(b) she fears she will be murdered in her sleep.
(c) she fears she is a thief.
(d) she fears she will hear her talk in her sleep.

2. After her Bath lover deserts her, what does Moll have?
(a) a sick baby and no money.
(b) above £450 and her possessions.
(c) her apartment for one more month.
(d) bills in excess of £450.

3. How does the governess get money from the baronet?
(a) by returning his possessions.
(b) by extortion.
(c) by picking his pocket.
(d) by begging.

4. How does Moll begin looking at the banker's house?
(a) as if it were her own.
(b) as if she could improve on it.
(c) as a problem she must solve.
(d) as a place she likes to visit.

5. What is the location when Moll is finally caught red handed?
(a) a private house.
(b) a drapers.
(c) a roadhouse.
(d) a silversmith's shop.

6. What does Moll say about her delivery?
(a) it nearly kills her.
(b) the baby is still born.
(c) it was expert and better than a mother's help.
(d) she learns she has twin girls.

7. What does Moll confess to the banker?
(a) that she had no romantic ideas about him.
(b) that she had thought he was single.
(c) that she trusted him but that was all.
(d) that she fell in love with him at the bank.

8. What reception does Moll get from the inmates at Newgate?
(a) they ignored her.
(b) they sympathized with her.
(c) they gloated over her capture.
(d) they all wanted to meet her.

9. How long is Moll married to the banker before he dies?
(a) one year.
(b) eighteen weeks.
(c) five years.
(d) six months.

10. What does Mrs. B say she does for the newborns?
(a) pays for their education.
(b) finds them good homes.
(c) kills them humanely.
(d) saves their lives.

11. What happens when Moll's husband learns she is poor?
(a) he deserts her.
(b) he laughs and says it is no important.
(c) he gives her £1500.
(d) he beats her.

12. What is in the letter Moll receives after the baby is born?
(a) a bill for her banker's services.
(b) a newspaper clipping about her husband.
(c) a note from her husband.
(d) a request for a visit by her banker friend.

13. How old does she now admit to being?
(a) 42.
(b) 39.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

14. What does Moll learn about her banker?
(a) he is a confirmed bachelor.
(b) he has no money himself.
(c) he wants a mistress.
(d) he has a wife.

15. What is the governess turned pawnbroker actually doing?
(a) heading up a theft ring.
(b) robbing from the rich to give to the poor.
(c) fencing stolen goods.
(d) teaching women how to shoplift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moll say allowed the devil to push her into crime?

2. Who tries to help Moll get released from Newgate?

3. Why do people suggest that Moll move out of St. John's Street?

4. How is Moll married to the Irishman?

5. What does she say he is probably most worried about now?

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