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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pamela wish that Mr. B would give her money instead of nice clothes?
(a) Because she is not interested in clothes
(b) So she can go home.
(c) Because she wants to save for the future.
(d) So she can send money for her parents.

2. In the same letter, what other allegations does Mr. B make about Pamela?
(a) That Pamela has been getting mixed up with other servants.
(b) That Pamela has been insolent to him.
(c) That Pamela has begun a romantic correspondence with a penniless clergyman.
(d) That Pamela no longer wishes to work for him.

3. What is Mr. B's first response to seeing Pamela writing to her parents?
(a) He chastises her for neglecting the household duties.
(b) He chastises her for neglecting his mother.
(c) He praises her.
(d) He calls her childish and simple.

4. What event results in Pamela's first letter to her parents?
(a) Mr. B's advances.
(b) The loss of Pamela's job.
(c) Mr. B's gift.
(d) The death of Pamela's lady.

5. How does Pamela respond to her parents' advice?
(a) She agrees with their advice.
(b) She promises to be careful.
(c) She defends Mr. B against accusations.
(d) She dismisses their advice.

6. According to Pamela's father, how important is it for Pamela to maintain her virtue?
(a) He says virtue is more important than life.
(b) He says virtue is of great importance.
(c) He says her virtue is important to her future.
(d) He says virtue is important if she wants a good husband.

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

8. What reference does Mr. B make to Mr. Williams in one of the articles contained in his proposition to Pamela?
(a) He wants Pamela to have no contact with Mr. Williams.
(b) He wants an assurance that Mr. Williams had no encouragement from Pamela.
(c) He wants Pamela to give details about all the discussions between Pamela and Mr. Williams.
(d) He wants Pamela to write to the Church complaining about the actions of Mr. Williams.

9. How does Mr. B try to get rid of Pamela after the dinner party?
(a) He suggests that she should go into service at the home of Lady Danvers.
(b) He threatens to send her to a home for young women.
(c) He threatens to send her home.
(d) He suggests that she should go to work at the church.

10. In the preface to the novel, what phrase is used to describe the category to which it belongs?
(a) Coming of age.
(b) Picaresque.
(c) Romance.
(d) Novel of manners.

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

12. After the dinner party when Mr B disguises himself and frightens Pamela, how does she react?
(a) She calls for Mrs. Jewkes.
(b) She screams out for Mrs. Jervis to come.
(c) She shrieks and faints then awakens to find Mr. B gone.
(d) She runs out of the house.

13. At the beginning of Section 2, when Mr. B wants to give Pamela the gift of clothes, how does he try to gain her trust?
(a) By making sure that the other servants receive gifts also.
(b) By making Mrs. Jervis go with him.
(c) By making Mrs. Jervis give her.
(d) By having Lady Danvers join him.

14. 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?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Section 3 begins, what is the reaction of Mr. B's dinner party guests to the rumors about Pamela?

2. What does Mr. B first offer Pamela in fulfillment of his mother's wishes?

3. What aspect of Mr. B's character is displayed when he contacts the farmer to explain why Mr. B has sent Pamela there?

4. After Mr. Williams apologizes to Pamela for disclosing their plans, who writes to him about Mr. B's plans to visit?

5. At the beginning of Section 6, what tragedy befalls Mr. Williams?

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