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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alteration does the narrator say has been made to the story?
(a) more historical references.
(b) more graphic detail.
(c) more stress on the law.
(d) more modest words.

2. Where does Moll take up residence after returning from Virginia?
(a) Bath.
(b) Bristol.
(c) the Mint.
(d) London.

3. How do Moll and the young woman next door get even with the young captain?
(a) by fooling him into marrying a shrew.
(b) by destroying his reputation.
(c) by sinking his ship.
(d) by picketing his house.

4. What can Moll not consider doing?
(a) marry for money.
(b) marry a man she does not love.
(c) marry one brother and be the mistress of the other.
(d) running away from both brothers.

5. What does Moll receive at the second home where she is kept?
(a) education.
(b) hard labor.
(c) fire new garments.
(d) £100 a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moll compare herself to the gentleman at Bath?

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

3. At what age do the magistrates declare that Moll should go into service?

4. When does Moll realize the older brother only wants her as a mistress?

5. To what does the narrator compare his novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does the older brother give for not marrying Moll right away?

2. What does Moll know about her mother?

3. As the story opens, why does the writer not reveal her real name?

4. What apology does the editor make about the content of the book?

5. Listening to her mother-in-law, what does Moll suddenly realize?

6. What is Defoe's stated purpose in presenting this book?

7. How does the editor compare the novel to dramatic plays of the day?

8. What solution do Moll and her husband-brother come up with to resolve the situation?

9. What is Moll's life like at first in Virginia?

10. To Moll's chagrin, what does the older brother insist that she do?

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