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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Following the dinner party incidents, what does Mr. B do to Pamela?
(a) He dismisses her.
(b) He chastises her for dressing up like a lady.
(c) He threatens to dismiss her.
(d) He appears in his nightgown in Pamela's sleeping quarters.

2. In a rare outburst, what name does Pamela call Mr. B's ally in making her life difficult?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) Wicked Witch.
(c) Devil.
(d) Agent of the Devil.

3. At the end of Section 7, it is evident that Mr. B has contradictory feelings about Pamela. How does he communicate these feelings to Pamela?
(a) He wants to be with her but his social status forbids this.
(b) He has already comitted to someone but he cannot do without Pamela.
(c) He praises Pamela but confesses he cannot stand the thought of marriage nor the thought of her marrying another man.
(d) He cannot marry her but he loves her.

4. In Section 4, when Pamela hears of the possibility of Mr. B visiting Lincolnshire, how does she try to end the problems between her and Mr. B?
(a) She asks Mrs. Jewkes to tell him she wishes to be left alone.
(b) She asks Mr. Longman to speak to Mr. B.
(c) She asks a clergyman to warn Mr. B about approaching her.
(d) She writes him a letter begging him not to see her.

5. How does Mr. B deal with the incident in which Pamela runs to her room and lies on the floor?
(a) He accuses Pamela of being a liar.
(b) He tells Mrs. Jervis to take Pamela to her sleep in her room.
(c) He threatens to dismiss Pamela and Mrs. Jervis.
(d) He summons Mrs. Jervis and accuses Pamela of sullying his reputation when his advances were only in jest.

6. 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?
(a) Lead Roles.
(b) Protagonist and antagonist.
(c) Protagonist and villain.
(d) Heroine and villain.

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

8. What is the response of Pamela's parents to her first letter?
(a) They advise her to confide in Lady Davers.
(b) They advise her to confide in one of the older servants.
(c) They advise her to come home.
(d) They warn her to be careful of Mr. B.

9. How does Mr. B try to encourage Pamela to keep the incident a secret?
(a) He offers her new clothes.
(b) He offers her money.
(c) He offers her a holiday.
(d) He promises to give her a higher place in the household.

10. 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.

11. When Mr. B arrives at Lincolnshire and ignores Pamela, what does Pamela worry about?
(a) That he will resume his abuses.
(b) That he will send her away.
(c) That he will cause Mr. Jewkes to limit Pamela's movements even more.
(d) That he is listening to Mrs. Jewkes' complaints against her.

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

13. After failing to help Pamela escape, Mr. Williams writes to her introducing a different subject. What is the subject?
(a) He proposes a visit to the clergyman.
(b) He proposes marriage.
(c) He proposes an appeal to Mr. B's sister, Lady Davers.
(d) He wants to take her out of Mr. B's reach.

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

15. 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 Mrs. Jervis go with him.
(b) By having Lady Danvers join him.
(c) By making Mrs. Jervis give her.
(d) By making sure that the other servants receive gifts also.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following words best describe the attitude reflected in Mr. B's proposition and in the articles that he presents to Pamela?

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

4. 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?

5. In whom does Pamela confide about the incident with Mr. B?

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