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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. How does the banker say his wife is a whore?

2. Why does Moll say she continues to steal?

3. What happens to a woman caught with goods Moll had stolen?

4. What does Moll admit to the lady who comes to help her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Moll so popular up north?

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

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

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

8. Why does Moll not make a play for the banker?

9. Describe how Moll and James part.

10. What event causes Moll to turn to a life of crime?

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 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.

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