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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 Moll say she and the older brother behaved in the house of an acquaintance when they were alone?

2. How old is Moll when she is taken in by a kind woman?

3. Why does Mrs. Mayoress say Moll may become a gentlewoman for all they know?

4. What does the younger brother retort to his sister's talk about money?

5. What type of instruction does the narrator say is included in the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who takes Moll in after the death of the Nurse?

3. How does the gentleman react when he learns of Moll's pregnancy?

4. After some repentance for their sleeping together, what do Moll and the gentleman do?

5. As a child what does Moll want that amuses the Mayor's wife and her Nurse?

6. What does Moll learn about the Men who visit Bath during the summer season?

7. What does Moll know about her mother?

8. How does the novel begin?

9. What are the stories her mother-in-law tells that eventually reveal she was herself transported from Newgate prison to America?

10. What happens when Moll is only 14-years-old?

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 slavery of British criminals in the American colonies. Note any differences between those people transported from England and the black slaves who were bought like cattle. Point out how the British criminals could eventually buy their way out of servitude. Use Moll and James as examples of transported criminals able to start a new life in the colonies.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages detailing three major types of transportation in the novel--horseback, the carriage, and boats and ships. Express your opinion on how such limited means of transportation affected 18th century life. Point out the hardships involved with each type of transportation. Discuss how means of transportation began to evolve in the 19th century because of a need for better ways of getting around.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on Why I Would Not Like to Live in 18th Century England. Include in your essay the odds against being born into wealth or nobility, the modern conveniences that were not even dreamed of in that time, and the injustices against women and children.

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