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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. At the end of Section 7, it is evident that Mr. B has contradictory feelings about Pamela. How does he communicate these feelings to Pamela?
(a) He has already comitted to someone but he cannot do without Pamela.
(b) He cannot marry her but he loves her.
(c) He wants to be with her but his social status forbids this.
(d) He praises Pamela but confesses he cannot stand the thought of marriage nor the thought of her marrying another man.

2. How does Mr. B try to get rid of Pamela after the dinner party?
(a) He threatens to send her home.
(b) He suggests that she should go into service at the home of Lady Danvers.
(c) He suggests that she should go to work at the church.
(d) He threatens to send her to a home for young women.

3. While becoming more restricted by Mrs. Jewkes at Lincolnshire, how does Pamela try to get help?
(a) She asks Mrs Jewkes to help her.
(b) She identifies a sober clergyman whom she trusts to help her.
(c) She write to Mr. Longman.
(d) She writes to Sir Simon.

4. As Pamela discovers her situation with Mrs. Jewkes in Section 5, how does Pamela seek assistance from Mr. Williams?
(a) She hides a letter to Mr. Williams asking him to help her escape.
(b) She meets Mr. Williams at the post office and describes her plight.
(c) She meets Mr. Williams at the church and seeks help.
(d) She asks Mrs. Jewkes to ask him to help her.

5. What reason does Mr. B give for insisting that he must find Pamela a husband?
(a) To provide her with security.
(b) To end his responsibility for her.
(c) To prevent her from having to work for him.
(d) She is too pretty to escape the designs of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout Section 5, when Pamela's movements are restricted and monitored, which character is Mr. B's chief ally?

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

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

4. When Mr. Andrews arrives looking for Pamela, how does Mr. B explain her absence?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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