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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: pages 57-85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attitude does Mr. B show towards Pamela's virtue in Section 3 as she prepares to go home?
(a) He respects it.
(b) He mocks it and predicts that someone will have it.
(c) He considers it insincere.
(d) He considers it an obstacle.

2. In the preface to the novel, what phrase is used to describe the category to which it belongs?
(a) Picaresque.
(b) Romance.
(c) Coming of age.
(d) Novel of manners.

3. After the dinner party when Mr. B disguises himself, what is Mr. B's response to Mrs. Jervis?
(a) He dismisses her because she takes Pamela's side against him.
(b) He dismisses her because she threatens to reveal his actions.
(c) He dismisses her because she knows too much.
(d) He moves her to another estate

4. What event results in Pamela's first letter to her parents?
(a) Mr. B's advances.
(b) The loss of Pamela's job.
(c) The death of Pamela's lady.
(d) Mr. B's gift.

5. What is the response of Pamela's parents to her first letter?
(a) They warn her to be careful of Mr. B.
(b) They advise her to confide in one of the older servants.
(c) They advise her to come home.
(d) They advise her to confide in Lady Davers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Section 2, when Mr. B wants to give Pamela the gift of clothes, how does he try to gain her trust?

2. What does Mr. B first offer Pamela in fulfillment of his mother's wishes?

3. How does Mr. B make things worse with Pamela after his return?

4. After the dinner party when Mr B disguises himself and frightens Pamela, how does she react?

5. What is the alternative title of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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