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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. How does Mr. B react to Pamela after she responds to his proposition and the articles he proposed in it?
(a) He pledges to improve his offer because he cannot live without her.
(b) He withdraws the articles and proposes marriage.
(c) He makes the amendments she requests.
(d) He goes away and discontinues the discussion.

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

3. How does Pamela react to the attempts of the ladies to see her at the dinner party?
(a) She wears a disguise.
(b) She hides in Mrs. Jervis' room.
(c) She goes out of the house.
(d) She hides in a closet.

4. Faced with the realization that she is worried about Mr. B's condition, what concern does Pamela have about her response?
(a) She is annoyed with herself.
(b) She fears that she has feelings for him.
(c) She fears that Mr. B will use this against her.
(d) She wonders why she cannot hate him.

5. 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 ask her to defer a decision on the matter.
(c) They suggest that she discuss it with Mr. B.
(d) They encourage her to accept his idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pamela wish that Mr. B would give her money instead of nice clothes?

2. What reference to marriage does Mr. B include in the articles that he sets out in his proposition to Pamela?

3. How does Pamela seek to contribute to collaborating with Mr. Williams to arrange her escape?

4. After failing to help Pamela escape, Mr. Williams writes to her introducing a different subject. What is the subject?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What complications does Mr. B design in order to keep Pamela under his control after she leaves his estate?

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

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

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

6. What is the significance of the dinner party about which Pamela writes her parents?

7. How is the foundation of Pamela's virtue established and reinforced in Section 2 when questions arise about Mr. B's intentions towards her?

8. How does Mr. B manipulate other characters to achieve what he wants from Pamela?

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

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

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