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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 writes "Thematic Meaning and Structure"?

2. In Letter 2, what does Shamela say about the squire?

3. What year is "The Apology for the Clergy" written?

4. In Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux's "Le Paysan parvenu ou les Memoirs de M***," who protects his honor from Genevieve?

5. Whose negative view is exaggerated in "Fielding's Guidance of the Reader's Attitudes in Book 1, Chapters 1-11"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the comparison in Marivaux's novel that is similar to Fielding's work?

2. When Joseph rescues Fanny from the ill intentions of Beau Didapper, what does Lady Booby's presence at Adam's house reveal?

3. What does Wilson's choices in London reveal about his character?

4. Why does Mr. Booby go to ecclesiastical court?

5. In "Essay on Good Nature," what does Fielding say about good and ill nature?

6. Why is Shamela willing to hide her relationship from her mother at Williams's request?

7. How does Fielding show his political beliefs in his work?

8. How is Adams similar to Don Quixote?

9. What is the significance of the night adventures at Booby Hall according to Mark Spilka's "Comic Resolution in Fielding's 'Joseph Andrews'"?

10. How do Adams and Joseph reveal the essential virtues of the good man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character that Joseph grows to like and become familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as exhibited in Joseph Andrews; with Shamela; and Related Writings. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Fielding employs simple, minimalist, yet effective language that employs powerful symbolism. Choose an example of symbolism, briefly describe it, and identify the technique which it embodies.

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