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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. About what plan devised by Mr. B against Mr. Williams does Pamela accidentally read in a letter from Mr. B?
(a) He plans to have Mr. Williams lose his house.
(b) He plans to have Mr. Williams imprisoned for debt.
(c) He plans to use his influence to have Mr. Williams dismissed from the Church.
(d) He plans to cause Mr. Williams to be sued.

2. When given the opportunity to apologize for her insolence and continue working, what does Mrs. Jervis do?
(a) She refuses because of Mr. B's treatment of Pamela.
(b) She promises to think about it.
(c) She says she will return after Pamela leaves.
(d) She accepts and apologizes.

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

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

5. In Section 3, of what does Mr. B accuse Pamela when he sees her dressed up at the dinner party?
(a) He says she has dressed up to attract men.
(b) He says she has lied about where she got her clothes.
(c) He says she is a hypocrite for wearing disguises to attract him while pretending to reject his advances.
(d) He says she has worn clothes without his permission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faced with the realization that she is worried about Mr. B's condition, what concern does Pamela have about her response?

2. In Section 6, after the news of Mr. B's planned visit to Lincolnshire, Mrs. Jewkes frightens Pamela with information about a new scheme that Mr. B is supposedly planning. What is this scheme?

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

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

5. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B agrees to let Pamela go home, what is Pamela's attitude toward Mr. B?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 5, what role does Mr. Williams play in regard to Pamela's situation at Lincolnshire?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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