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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. What happens to the sliver brought to the pawnbroker?

2. How long is Moll married to the banker before he dies?

3. What effect does Moll's brushes with the law have on her activities?

4. What does Moll steal from a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Moll and James part.

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

3. What causes Moll to continue stealing?

4. Why does Moll stop stealing for a while?

5. Why is Moll so popular up north?

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

7. What had Moll's new husband, James, believed about her before they were married?

8. What is Moll's concern about having the baby in the rooming house where she is staying?

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

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

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 slavery of British criminals in the American colonies. Note any differences between those people transported from England and the black slaves who were bought like cattle. Point out how the British criminals could eventually buy their way out of servitude. Use Moll and James as examples of transported criminals able to start a new life in the colonies.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the value of goods that Moll stole as opposed to their value today. Many of Moll's thefts involved fabrics such as silk. Another thing was plate (items made of silver). Explain what that tells about the value of such items in the 18th century. Discuss how these are not the things usually taken in robberies today.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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