Moll Flanders Study Guide

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.