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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 212-250:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the movement of the prisoners to the gallows have on Moll?
(a) she laughs at the misfortune she has avoided.
(b) she feels superior once again.
(c) she has a fit of crying.
(d) she has a moment of great relief.

2. What does Moll, called Mrs. Betty, do better than the daughters of the new family?
(a) speak German.
(b) write.
(c) cook.
(d) sing.

3. How old is Moll when she is taken in by a kind woman?
(a) just turning twelve.
(b) not above three-years-old.
(c) only one year old.
(d) just a baby.

4. What does Mrs. B give to the parish officials?
(a) security that the women who come to her are married.
(b) weekly donations of food.
(c) information on the missing husbands.
(d) money to keep them quiet.

5. What does the banker promise Moll?
(a) to pay her well for occasional sex.
(b) to help her triple her money.
(c) not to offer her money to be his mistress.
(d) not to talk more until he has a divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moll not relate all the adventures of her Lancashire husband?

2. Other people call Moll a handsome woman. What does she say about that?

3. Why does the narrator say that the ugly and wicked part of a person's life must be presented?

4. What does the narrator insist is the value of the story?

5. How much does Mrs. B say Moll's lying in will cost?

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