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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. Who does the young lady get to start the rumor that Moll is rich?
(a) her young captain husband.
(b) the women in the shops.
(c) the newspapers.
(d) the inn keepers in the area.
2. Where does Moll learn that men find a mistress sometimes, but very rarely look for a wife?
(a) Paris.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Bath.
(d) Bristol.
3. What does Moll agree to do for the gentleman during his sickness?
(a) give him his dialy bath.
(b) let him see her body.
(c) sleep in a chair by his bed.
(d) sleep with him on condition of no touching.
4. What happens to her draper husband?
(a) he escapes jail and goes to France.
(b) he is sent in servictude to Australia.
(c) he escapes and goes to America.
(d) he is hanged in Newgate Prison.
5. What does Moll, called Mrs. Betty, do better than the daughters of the new family?
(a) sing.
(b) write.
(c) speak German.
(d) cook.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Moll go to dress in back as a widow and call herself Mrs. Flanders?
2. What does the new mistress lack that the former one had?
3. Why does the narrator say that the ugly and wicked part of a person's life must be presented?
4. Who presses Betty to marry the younger brother?
5. What is the condition under which Moll goes to a new house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Moll become closely involved with a wealthy man in Bath?
2. What happens to Moll after her husband dies?
3. What is Defoe's stated purpose in presenting this book?
4. What solution do Moll and her husband-brother come up with to resolve the situation?
5. What happens to Moll's heart when the older brother takes an interest in her?
6. How does the editor compare the novel to dramatic plays of the day?
7. What is Moll's experience with her second husband?
8. What does the editor claim about Moll's new life in the American colonies?
9. How does the novel begin?
10. What apology does the editor make about the content of the book?
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