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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the movement of the prisoners to the gallows have on Moll?
(a) she laughs at the misfortune she has avoided.
(b) she has a fit of crying.
(c) she has a moment of great relief.
(d) she feels superior once again.

2. Who does the wealthy man Moll robs in a coach turn out to be?
(a) a royal prince.
(b) a pirate leading a double life.
(c) a cousin of the king.
(d) a baronet from a good family.

3. Why does Moll not relate all the adventures of her Lancashire husband?
(a) she cannot know them all.
(b) it is her story, not his.
(c) she means to write another book.
(d) she does not believe them all.

4. What is Moll's first theft?
(a) an unwatched parcel in an apothecary shop.
(b) a watch on the belt of an old lady.
(c) money left lying on a counter.
(d) the wallet of an old man asleep on a park bench.

5. What do Moll and her Lancashire husband discover about each other?
(a) they know the same people.
(b) they are both broke.
(c) they both have money.
(d) they no longer love each other.

6. How is Moll married to the Irishman?
(a) in the Church of England.
(b) in a Druid ceremony.
(c) in a Roman Catholic ceremony.
(d) by a Magistrate.

7. What does Mrs. B do with unwanted children?
(a) pays to have them taken away.
(b) throws them into the river.
(c) smothers them at birth.
(d) sells them to gypsies.

8. What does Moll steal from a child?
(a) a bag containing a few coins.
(b) her shoes.
(c) a bag she is carrying for her mother.
(d) a small gold necklace.

9. What does Moll say allowed the devil to push her into crime?
(a) the challenge to the police.
(b) the plight of poverty.
(c) the influence of her missing husband.
(d) the thrill of the hunt.

10. What causes Moll to become audacious in her thievery?
(a) the need to be the best at what she does.
(b) desperation over lack of money.
(c) gaining a reputation among criminals.
(d) doing it a long time without being caught.

11. What happens to Moll in her widow's dress outside a shop?
(a) she is accused of stealing from the shop.
(b) she witnesses another thief at work.
(c) she waits for the right moment to enter.
(d) she faints and is carried into the shop.

12. Why does Moll put off the banker who now has a divorce?
(a) she is not sure she wants to marry again.
(b) she is pregnant again.
(c) she has to divorce her husband.
(d) she wants to be sure he has the divorce.

13. Who does Moll say put evil ideas into her head?
(a) the devil.
(b) her governess.
(c) her highwayman husband.
(d) the police.

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

15. What does the banker say about himself and his wife?
(a) he is young and she is old.
(b) he is unhappy and she is living a high life.
(c) he is a cuckold and she is a whore.
(d) he is alone and she is in an asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the banker's house like?

2. Why does Moll not allow the maid Mrs. B sends to stay overnight?

3. Why does Mrs. B not abort Moll's pregnancy?

4. What is Moll tempted to do that frightens her?

5. How old does she now admit to being?

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