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Moll Flanders Study Guide

by Daniel Defoe

Moll Flanders Quiz 1

1. Moll was born into

  • a tribe of gypsies, in whose circus she learned her acting skills.
  • a humble family of laborers and servants.
  • no family at all, since her mother was a convicted thief, and was transported.
  • a wealthy family, which went bankrupt soon after her birth.

2. Moll was married

  • 3 times.
  • 4 times.
  • 5 times.
  • 6 times.

3. She had, in addition, _ extramarital relationships.

  • 0
  • 3
  • 5
  • 6

4. When Moll is first imprisoned in Newgate

  • she is comforted by her close friend, the governess, also imprisoned there.
  • she immediately repents her wicked ways.
  • she is not frightened at all and behaves gaily.
  • she regrets having been caught, but not having stolen.

5. In Newgate, Moll first feels really guilty and repents

  • when she is given a death sentence.
  • when her last husband, the grave gentleman, comes to rebuke her.
  • when she first arrives.
  • when she sees her Lancashire husband.

6. Moll is

  • secretive, because she enjoys keeping secrets.
  • a trusting and open person.
  • secretive, except when she's drunk.
  • secretive for reasons of security.

7. The child that Moll gives birth to under the care of her governess is

  • the son of the gentleman she meets in Bath.
  • illegitimate.
  • the son of her fifth husband, the grave gentleman.
  • the son of her Lancashire husband.

8. Her Lancashire husband is

  • a fortune-hunter.
  • b and c.
  • an Irish lord.
  • a highwayman.

9. In Moll Flanders, Virginia is seen as

  • a place where convicts can be disposed of.
  • a poor and miserable colony.
  • the promised land, where everyone wants to go.
  • a place to farm cotton in great quantity.

10. The essential qualities of a desirable mistress are

  • wealth and sense.
  • wealth and good birth.
  • wit, sense, beauty, and manners.
  • modesty and good birth.

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