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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the gentleman at Bath give Moll?

3. Where does Moll go to dress in back as a widow and call herself Mrs. Flanders?

4. What is the condition under which Moll goes to a new house?

5. Where does Moll learn that men find a mistress sometimes, but very rarely look for a wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Moll's heart when the older brother takes an interest in her?

2. Why does Moll put off the younger brother's proposal of marriage?

3. How does the gentleman react when he learns of Moll's pregnancy?

4. What is the purpose of the preface to Moll Flanders?

5. After some repentance for their sleeping together, what do Moll and the gentleman do?

6. As the story opens, why does the writer not reveal her real name?

7. What apology does the editor make about the content of the book?

8. As a child what does Moll want that amuses the Mayor's wife and her Nurse?

9. What does Moll learn about the Men who visit Bath during the summer season?

10. What happens to Moll after her husband dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on how well you think the characters are drawn in MOLL FLANDERS. In your analysis, mention whether you know how they looked, what kind of clothes they wore, how they thought and talked, and whether you picture them as real characters.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on child labor. Start with the way it was in Moll's day and note how changes have been made in Europe and America. Discuss the bad effects on exploited children and places in the world where child labor is still a problem.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Why I Would Not Like to Live in 18th Century England. Include in your essay the odds against being born into wealth or nobility, the modern conveniences that were not even dreamed of in that time, and the injustices against women and children.

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