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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Pamela is supposedly on her way home from Mr. B's estate with the coachman, where does Mr. B arrange for them to make the first stop?
(a) At Mrs. Jewkes's house.
(b) At a farmhouse.
(c) At Williams' house.
(d) At Mrs. Jervis's house.

3. As Mr. B makes his new approach to Pamela, what are the financial arrangements outlined in the articles of his proposition?
(a) He will give her five hundred guineas.
(b) He will pay Pamela's father a fixed sum to cover Pamela's expenses.
(c) He will pay Pamela a stipend each month.
(d) He will contribute to paying off the debts of Pamela's parents.

4. In what century was "Pamela" written?
(a) The sixteenth.
(b) The seventeenth.
(c) The eighteenth.
(d) The nineteenth.

5. After Mr. Williams is involved in an incident and is visited by Mrs. Jewkes, how does he let Pamela down?
(a) He reveals everything to Mr. B.
(b) He tells Mrs. Jewkes everything that has passed between him and Pamela.
(c) He reveals everything to Lady Davers.
(d) He reveals everything to the gentry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Pamela's rejection of Mr. B's proposition, Mr B renews his attempt to take liberties with her, resulting in Pamela's fainting. What new worries face Pamela after this incident?

2. 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?

3. How does Mr. B react to Pamela after she responds to his proposition and the articles he proposed in it?

4. About what plan devised by Mr. B against Mr. Williams does Pamela accidentally read in a letter from Mr. B?

5. According to a short narrative passage in Section 4 after Pamela is due to go home, what new betrayal has Pamela suffered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Mrs. Jervis play in the beginning of the story?

2. What character traits of Mrs. Jewkes are revealed in Section 5 as she acts as Mr. B's ally?

3. In Section 3 of the novel, how does Mr. B's increasing interference with Pamela reveal aspects of his character and create tension?

4. In Section 7, when Mr. B finally summons Pamela, what surprising development takes place?

5. After Mr. B's attempts to have his way with Pamela in Section 7, what changes does Mr. B make in the guidelines affecting Pamela's activities?

6. What role does Mrs. Jewkes play in Section 4 of the novel?

7. What are the early indications that Mr. B is making inappropriate approaches to Pamela?

8. How is Mr. Williams' role in helping Pamela to escape brought to an end in Section 6?

9. How does the tension between Mr B and Pamela escalate as Section 4 of the novel is completed?

10. What other warnings do Pamela's parents give her at the beginning of the novel?

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