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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. What aspect of Mr. B's character is displayed when he contacts the farmer to explain why Mr. B has sent Pamela there?
(a) He is obstinate.
(b) He is insincere.
(c) He is dishonest.
(d) He is manipulative.

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

3. 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 Mrs. Jervis's house.
(c) At a farmhouse.
(d) At Williams' house.

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

5. What does Mr. B communicate to the farmer about Pamela?
(a) That she must be kept there until her father comes for her.
(b) That she will be met there by Mrs. Jewkes who will go with her to Bedfordshire.
(c) That he means to save her from a dangerous love affair.
(d) That she needs to be kept there until Mr. B can join her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pamela respond to Mr. B's proposition and the articles contained in it?

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

3. What is Pamela's response to the idea proposed by Mr. Williams?

4. 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?

5. At the end of Section 5, in an effort to save her virtue, what does Pamela write Mr. B about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does his proposal in Section 7 demonstrate Mr. B's character?

2. From the very beginning, Pamela's parents seem to be aware of Mr. B as a danger to Pamela's virtue. In what way does this foreshadow later events?

3. How do the circumstances of Pamela's life cause her to adopt one of the flaws in Mr. B's character?

4. What important aspects of the plot are revealed through Pamela's first letter to her parents?

5. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B intensifies his advances toward Pamela in an incident that involves Mrs. Jervis, what significant outcome results?

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

7. As Pamela leaves for Lincolnshire what part do letters play in advancing the plot?

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

9. After Pamela rejects Mr. B's proposal for her to become his mistress, to what lengths does he go to have his way with her?

10. How does Mr. B intensify his advances toward Pamela after the argument at the party?

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