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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Pamela and Lady Davers try to deal with Mr. B's rage?
(a) Both decide to ignore Mr. B and deal with each other.
(b) Each one tries to explain to Mr. B that she did not mean to let the situation get out of hand.
(c) Both plead with Mr. B to forgive them.
(d) Both withdraw from the situation.

2. Who delivers the letter from Mr. B to Pamela while she is at the inn on her way home from Lincolnshire?
(a) Mr. Colbrand.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) Mr. B's groom.
(d) Mr. Robert.

3. What event occurs at the home of Pamela and Mr. B on the morning after the confrontation between Lady Davers and Pamela?
(a) Lady Davers appears in the room of Pamela and Mr. B and is enraged to find them together.
(b) Lady Davers has a quarrel with Mr. B.
(c) Lady Davers leaves without any word to Pamela and Mr. B.
(d) Lady Davers ignores Pamela and speaks only to Mr. B.

4. When Pamela visits Lady Davers, what request does Lady Davers make of Pamela in order to discover more about her experiences?
(a) She asks her not to assume Mr. B's name.
(b) Lady Davers asks to see Pamela's journal.
(c) She asks her to tell her all about her trials and how they affected her.
(d) She asks to see her letters to her parents.

5. What is Pamela's state of mind at the end of the section in which she marries Mr. B and he displays his love and generosity?
(a) She is happy but sometimes remembers her past trials.
(b) She is happy but longs for her parents to be near her.
(c) She is happy but wonders if it will last.
(d) She is very happy with nothing left to wish for except her husband's life, health, honor and happiness.

6. At the beginning of Section 10 when everyone becomes interested in seeing Pamela, which members of the gentry visit Pamela and Mr. B?
(a) Sir Simon's family, Mr. Peters, his wife and niece, and Lady Jones and her sister-in-law .
(b) Mr Coulbrand and Sir Simon.
(c) Lady Jones and her sister-in-law.
(d) Lady Davers. Jackey and the entourage.

7. As Pamela assumes her own responsibilities as mistress of Bedfordshire, what detailed plans does she make to manage one of her own duties?
(a) She makes detailed pans to manage her household.
(b) She makes detailed plans for her social engagements.
(c) She makes plans to resume her journal and letters.
(d) She plans to keep detailed accounts of her charitabe donations.

8. Because the author treats the actual wedding in such an incidental way, this event could be described as a let-down or disappointment to readers expecting a big event. Which of the following terms would best describe such a let-down or disappointment?
(a) Falling action.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Anti-climax.
(d) Turning point.

9. When Pamela stops at an inn on her way to her parents' home, she receives a letter from Mr. B. What important information does this letter contain?
(a) That he can no longer be in contact with her.
(b) That he needs time to sort out his feelings.
(c) That he has read Pamela's journal and is touched by her concern when he nearly drowned despite the hardships he has put her through.
(d) That he does not understand why his feelings for her are so complicated.

10. In Section 14, how does Pamela respond when Lady Davers asks whether she loved Mr. B during her trials?
(a) She refuses to answer.
(b) She claims that she did not love him.
(c) She says she did not have the presumption to do so.
(d) She says she is unsure whether she did or not.

11. How is Pamela treated by the person who accompanies Lady Davers?
(a) She is taunted by both and prevented from leaving.
(b) She is called terrible names by both of them.
(c) She is physically attacked by one of them.
(d) She is attacked by both until she leaves.

12. When Mr. B sees Pamela's reaction to him after she overhears his conversation with Mrs. Jewkes, how does Mr. B behave?
(a) He dismisses Pamela again.
(b) He apologizes to Pamela.
(c) He locks himself in the closet.
(d) He leaves in anger.

13. As the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela looms and then becomes reality, which character continues to worry that Pamela will treat him / her badly because of past wrongs done to Pamela?
(a) Lady Davers.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Mr. B.
(d) Mrs. Jewkes.

14. When Pamela arrives for tea at Mr. Simons and relates the incident with Lady Davers, how do Sir Simon's guests respond to Pamela?
(a) They are distant.
(b) Everyone praises her.
(c) They are polite but aloof.
(d) They question her about her past.

15. Who accompanies Lady Davers on her visit to Mr. B and Pamela following their marriage?
(a) Mrs. Jervis.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) Jackey.
(d) Jonathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes the section of the novel that occurs when Mr. B declares his love for Pamela and his desire to marry her?

2. How do the members of the gentry show support for the pending marriage?

3. Why is it useful for the author to bring Pamela back to Bedfordshire after her marriage?

4. According to Mr. B, how would a sham marriage have worked against him?

5. When Mr. B demands Pamela's letters and she presents them to him in the garden, what information contained in her papers brings a significant response from Mr. B?

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