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Guidelines for Thursday’s midterm:

The midterm will consist of two short essays. (And although they are short they should still have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.) Each question will require you to discuss a primary text (Moll or Evelina, in other words) through the lens of one of the many theoretical concepts we have discussed this semester.

You will need to discuss both novels, one in each essay.

The objectives of the exam are as follows:

Demonstrate your familiarity with the two novels we have discussed at length and some of the major critical conversations surrounding them.   You should be able to identify the author of each novel and the decade in which it was published.

Demonstrate an awareness of what critics consider the chief features of the novel as a genre when it emerged in the 18^th century.

Show that you understand and are conversant with some of the major theoretical concepts or ideas that have framed our discussions this semester.

Critical or theoretical excerpts include those by:

John Locke, Ian Watt, Homer Brown, Nancy Armstrong, Michael McKeon, Julia Epstein.

Reviewing your notes, the critical excerpts and making sure both novels are relatively fresh in your mind should be sufficient preparation for the exam. You will not be required to remember minute details from the texts.