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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: pages 134-160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lady Davers respond to Pamela when she visits?
(a) She mocks her simplicity.
(b) She praises her and speaks of hiring her.
(c) She warns her against trying to seduce Mr. B.
(d) She describes her as incompetent to continue working.

2. What is Pamela's response to the idea proposed by Mr. Williams?
(a) She dismisses it altogether.
(b) She rejects the idea unless Mr. B consents.
(c) She agrees.
(d) She rejects it until she can see her parents.

3. In her desperation to escape from Lincolnshire, Pamela contemplates suicide but she later decides against it; why?
(a) She receives a letter of inspiration from her parents.
(b) She fears that it will send her soul to eternal damnation.
(c) She is too afraid.
(d) She thinks the situation is not worth her life

4. What advice do Pamela's parents send her in response to Mr. Williams' earlier suggestion to Pamela?
(a) They ask her to defer a decision on the matter.
(b) They suggest that she discuss it with Mr. B.
(c) They encourage her to accept his idea.
(d) They forbid her to follow his suggestion.

5. About what does Mr. B write to Pamela while she is waiting to go home in Section 5?
(a) He tells her he is sorry for his poor behavior.
(b) He tells her to pay attention to the guidance of Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) He tells her to be careful of the clergyman.
(d) He writes begging Pamela to see him.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Section 5, in an effort to save her virtue, what does Pamela write Mr. B about?

2. Pamela's worries about Mr. B's safety and about what he might have heard from Mrs. Jewkes about Pamela, suggest that she has mixed feelings about Mr. B even though he has been so brutal to her; which of the following literary devices is exemplified in this situation?

3. When given the opportunity to apologize for her insolence and continue working, what does Mrs. Jervis do?

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

5. After being confronted by Pamela, what does Robin do about his assistance to Mr. B and his scheme against Pamela?

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