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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. Who does the governess introduce Moll to who can help her learn the art of thieving?

2. What does the governess manage for Moll's son?

3. How does Moll steal two rings she sees through a house window?

4. Why does Moll say she continues to steal?

5. When a woman friend of Moll's wants her to meet her brother, what does the man want?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moll escape capture when a former partner in crime gets caught by the police?

2. What adventure does Moll have at the gaming house?

3. How is the governess able to set Moll up with the baronet after she robbed him in the carriage?

4. What assistance does she get from the landlady at the rooming house?

5. How is Moll finally caught red handed?

6. What does James tell Moll as she departs for London?

7. What kind of reputation does Moll earn from the underground, criminal community?

8. What happens to the child after it is born?

9. Describe how Moll and James part.

10. Where do Moll and James end up after Newgate?

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 detailing three major types of transportation in the novel--horseback, the carriage, and boats and ships. Express your opinion on how such limited means of transportation affected 18th century life. Point out the hardships involved with each type of transportation. Discuss how means of transportation began to evolve in the 19th century because of a need for better ways of getting around.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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