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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. What does the new mistress lack that the former one had?
2. How does the captain's lady help repay Moll for her services?
3. What does Moll, called Mrs. Betty, do better than the daughters of the new family?
4. What can Moll not consider doing?
5. What happens with the younger brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the gentleman react when he learns of Moll's pregnancy?
2. What does Moll know about her mother?
3. What excuse does the older brother give for not marrying Moll right away?
4. How does Moll marry for the third time?
5. What does Moll learn about the Men who visit Bath during the summer season?
6. Under what condition does Moll arrive back in England.
7. What is the purpose of the preface to Moll Flanders?
8. To Moll's chagrin, what does the older brother insist that she do?
9. What solution do Moll and her husband-brother come up with to resolve the situation?
10. As the story opens, why does the writer not reveal her real name?
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 value of goods that Moll stole as opposed to their value today. Many of Moll's thefts involved fabrics such as silk. Another thing was plate (items made of silver). Explain what that tells about the value of such items in the 18th century. Discuss how these are not the things usually taken in robberies today.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages on the novel as a moral lesson. As noted in the Preface, novels of Defoe's day needed to teach some sort of moral lesson. Good always triumphs over evil, and evil is always punished. Express your idea as to whether Defoe was subtly rejecting that notion with the writing of MOLL FLANDERS. Give examples from the novel to back up your opinion.
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