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

2. Pamela overhears a conversation between Mr. B and Mrs. Jewkes in Section 8. What aspect of this conversation causes a change in her attitude to Mr. B?
(a) Lady Davers is appealing to Mr. B to make an honest woman of Pamela.
(b) Mr. B refuses to go along with Mrs. Jewkes' suggestion that he should ruin Pamela.
(c) Mrs. Jewkes is appealing to Mr. B to save Pamela from disgrace.
(d) Lady Davers is appealing to Mr. B not to disgrace the family with any further rumors about Pamela and himself.

3. After Pamela brings Mr. Andrews up-to-date about the events and plans for her marriage, what does Mr. Andrews do with Pamela's letters?
(a) He promises to destroy them.
(b) He promises to store them safely.
(c) He returns them to her and she gives them to Mr. B.
(d) He retuns them so she can destroy them.

4. What concern has brought Pamela's father to visit in Section 10?
(a) That she will not be able to fit in.
(b) That she is in danger with Mr. B.
(c) That she has been betrayed.
(d) That Mr. B will not follow through with the plan to marry her.

5. How does Pamela react after she overhears the conversation between Mrs. Jewkes and Mr. B?
(a) She falls to her knees and thanks Mr. B.
(b) She storms out and goes home.
(c) She angrily attacks Mr. B.
(d) She is angry with Mrs. Jewkes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. B ignores Pamela for some time during his visit to Lincolnshire, what surprising turn of events occurs?

2. In Section 6, after the news of Mr. B's planned visit to Lincolnshire, Mrs. Jewkes frightens Pamela with information about a new scheme that Mr. B is supposedly planning. What is this scheme?

3. After returning to Mr. B at Lincolnshire, what happens when Pamela visits Mr. B at the beginning of Section 9?

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

5. In what century was "Pamela" written?

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