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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: pages 85-110.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic of the society is made evident in Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B terminates the employment of servants?
(a) The attitude of the lower class to the upper class.
(b) The relationship between men and women.
(c) The power of the rich over the poor.
(d) Family relationships.

2. In Section 4 when Mr. B writes to Mr. Andrews, what does Mr. B allege about the liberties he has taken with Pamela?
(a) He claims that they did not occur.
(b) He denies that they were serious.
(c) He claims that Pamela is to blame for them.
(d) He claims that Pamela misunderstood his intentions.

3. What reason does Mr. B give for insisting that he must find Pamela a husband?
(a) She is too pretty to escape the designs of men.
(b) To provide her with security.
(c) To prevent her from having to work for him.
(d) To end his responsibility for her.

4. By the end of Section 1, Pamela is established as the main character pursuing a goal and Mr. B as the character who is presenting obstacles to her accomplishing her goal. Which of the following pair of words best describes these two roles?
(a) Protagonist and villain.
(b) Protagonist and antagonist.
(c) Lead Roles.
(d) Heroine and villain.

5. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B agrees to let Pamela go home, what is Pamela's attitude toward Mr. B?
(a) She is determined to take revenge.
(b) She wishes him well for his mother's sake.
(c) She has mixed feelings about him.
(d) She hates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the preface to the novel, what phrase is used to describe the category to which it belongs?

2. At the end of Section 2, what is the reaction of the other servants to Pamela's departure from Mr. B's estate?

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

4. According to Pamela's father, how important is it for Pamela to maintain her virtue?

5. Why does Pamela wish that Mr. B would give her money instead of nice clothes?

(see the answer key)

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