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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 reason does Mr. B give for agreeing to let Pamela go home after this incident?
(a) She is telling lies on him.
(b) He is tired of her hypocrisy.
(c) She is too much trouble.
(d) He will be marrying soon.

2. In what way does the letter delivered from Mr. B to Pamela at the inn lay the foundation for the climax of the story?
(a) Mr. B states that Pamela will not be allowed back to his estates.
(b) Mr. B begs her to return and promises that he will write asking her father permission to marry her.
(c) Mr. B indicates that this will be his last letter as he will marry someone else.
(d) Mr. Claims that he will have his way with his proposal of cohabitation.

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

4. Throughout Section 5, when Pamela's movements are restricted and monitored, which character is Mr. B's chief ally?
(a) Mrs. Jewkes.
(b) Lady Davers.
(c) Mrs. Jervis.
(d) Mr. Williams.

5. As Mr. B and Pamela become increasingly open in their discussions of their future, what does Mr. B reveal to Pamela about the sham marriage of which she read accidentally?
(a) He claims he knew nothing of it.
(b) He denies it completely.
(c) He admits that he considered it.
(d) He chastises her for believing such nonsense.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her desperation to escape from Lincolnshire, Pamela contemplates suicide but she later decides against it; why?

2. How does Pamela react to the attempts of the ladies to see her at the dinner party?

3. When Mr. B sees Pamela's reaction to him after she overhears his conversation with Mrs. Jewkes, how does Mr. B behave?

4. What are the significant aspects of the conversations between Mr. B and the third visitor prior to the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela?

5. 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?

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