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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 the governess say the baronet explained his condition to his wife?

2. What do Moll and Mrs. B work out?

3. What happens to a woman caught with goods Moll had stolen?

4. Why do people suggest that Moll move out of St. John's Street?

5. What hardens Moll's heart to become a professional thief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the child after it is born?

2. How does Moll eventually project her guilt onto someone else?

3. How does the governess try to prepare Moll for hanging?

4. What event causes Moll to turn to a life of crime?

5. In Newgate, who is the leader of a rebel gang brought in for trial?

6. What causes Moll to continue stealing?

7. Why does Moll stop stealing for a while?

8. How does Moll's marriage to the banker come to an end?

9. What assistance does she get from the landlady at the rooming house?

10. What does James tell Moll as she departs for London?

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 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 2

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 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten, double spaced pages comparing MOLL FLANDERS to the novel, TOM JONES by Henry fielding. There is no need to read the entire novel. Simply point out similarities in characters, behaviors, use of language, point of view of the authors, and attempts to portray the stories as real histories.

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