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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10: pages 242-274.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. B communicate to the farmer about Pamela?
(a) That she will be met there by Mrs. Jewkes who will go with her to Bedfordshire.
(b) That she needs to be kept there until Mr. B can join her.
(c) That he means to save her from a dangerous love affair.
(d) That she must be kept there until her father comes for her.

2. About what plan devised by Mr. B against Mr. Williams does Pamela accidentally read in a letter from Mr. B?
(a) He plans to cause Mr. Williams to be sued.
(b) He plans to have Mr. Williams imprisoned for debt.
(c) He plans to use his influence to have Mr. Williams dismissed from the Church.
(d) He plans to have Mr. Williams lose his house.

3. What relation is Lady Davers to Mr. B?
(a) His sister-in-law.
(b) His sister.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His aunt.

4. In what century was "Pamela" written?
(a) The sixteenth.
(b) The seventeenth.
(c) The eighteenth.
(d) The nineteenth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. B's first response to seeing Pamela writing to her parents?

2. Upon hearing the response of the gentry toward her plight, what does Pamela ask Mr. Williams to do to help her?

3. In Section 4 when Mr. B writes to Mr. Andrews, what does Mr. B allege about the liberties he has taken with Pamela?

4. What attitude does Mr. B show towards Pamela's virtue in Section 3 as she prepares to go home?

5. In Section 10, when members of the gentry visit Mr. B and Pamela, what is their reaction to Pamela?

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