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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 Lady Davers respond to Pamela when she visits?
(a) She warns her against trying to seduce Mr. B.
(b) She describes her as incompetent to continue working.
(c) She praises her and speaks of hiring her.
(d) She mocks her simplicity.

2. By the end of Section 1, it is evident that the author is making use of the epistolary style of writing. To what does this refer?
(a) The many biblical allusions.
(b) The exchange of letters between the characters.
(c) The relationships between different social classes.
(d) The pastoral setting in which the action takes place.

3. What event leads Pamela to plot her own escape?
(a) Mr. Williams no longer wants to help her.
(b) Mr. B forbids Mr. Williams to help her.
(c) Mr. Andrews asks Mr. Williams to stay out of the situation.
(d) The death of Mr. Williams' colleague.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. Williams apologizes to Pamela for disclosing their plans, who writes to him about Mr. B's plans to visit?

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. How does Pamela respond to being let down by Mr. Williams?

4. What attitude does Mr. B show towards Pamela's virtue in Section 3 as she prepares to go home?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 6, how does Pamela reveal that she has conflicting emotions about Mr. B?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. What incidents follow Pamela's loss of help from Mr. Williams?

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

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

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

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

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