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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. After the gentleman lover nearly dies, what happens to him?

2. Why does Mrs. Mayoress come to the school?

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

4. What does the sister tell her older brother about having money but not great beauty when looking for a husband?

5. What does the narrator admit about the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Defoe's stated purpose in presenting this book?

2. Under what condition does Moll arrive back in England.

3. Who takes Moll in after the death of the Nurse?

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

5. How does Moll marry for the third time?

6. What is Moll's life like at first in Virginia?

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

8. What are the stories her mother-in-law tells that eventually reveal she was herself transported from Newgate prison to America?

9. What does the editor claim about Moll's new life in the American colonies?

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

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 the subject of penitence. Point out what real penitence is. Discuss how Moll's penitence looks less like sorrow for her sins and more like sorrow that she was caught. Contrast her with the governess who seems to be genuinely sorry for her past life at the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages expressing your opinion about the importance of MOLL FLANDERS as an example of 18th century fiction and whether it had an effect on later writers. Is there a departure from the norm with this novel that led eventually to books by writers such as Henry James? Discuss whether earlier works of fiction have an influence over works that follow in later years.

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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