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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: pages 301-344.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pamela react after she overhears the conversation between Mrs. Jewkes and Mr. B?
(a) She angrily attacks Mr. B.
(b) She is angry with Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) She storms out and goes home.
(d) She falls to her knees and thanks Mr. B.

2. What aspect of Mr. B's character is displayed when he contacts the farmer to explain why Mr. B has sent Pamela there?
(a) He is manipulative.
(b) He is obstinate.
(c) He is insincere.
(d) He is dishonest.

3. When Mr. B sees Pamela's reaction to him after she overhears his conversation with Mrs. Jewkes, how does Mr. B behave?
(a) He apologizes to Pamela.
(b) He leaves in anger.
(c) He dismisses Pamela again.
(d) He locks himself in the closet.

4. When Pamela arrives for tea at Mr. Simons and relates the incident with Lady Davers, how do Sir Simon's guests respond to Pamela?
(a) They are polite but aloof.
(b) They are distant.
(c) Everyone praises her.
(d) They question her about her past.

5. When Mr. B demands Pamela's letters and she presents them to him in the garden, what information contained in her papers brings a significant response from Mr. B?
(a) He is curious that she worried when he almost drowned.
(b) He is upset that she feels so negatively towards him.
(c) He realizes how badly he has affected her.
(d) He laments her contemplation of suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pamela overhears a conversation between Mr. B and Mrs. Jewkes in Section 8. What aspect of this conversation causes a change in her attitude to Mr. B?

2. What condition does Pamela find Mr. B in when she returns at the end of Section 8?

3. According to a short narrative passage in Section 4 after Pamela is due to go home, what new betrayal has Pamela suffered?

4. After the discussion of the incident involving Lady Davers and Pamela, how do the guests of Sir Simon pass the time?

5. What reason does Mr. B give for insisting that he must find Pamela a husband?

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