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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. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B agrees to let Pamela go home, what is Pamela's attitude toward Mr. B?
(a) She is determined to take revenge.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She has mixed feelings about him.
(d) She wishes him well for his mother's sake.

2. Throughout Section 5, when Pamela's movements are restricted and monitored, which character is Mr. B's chief ally?
(a) Mrs. Jervis.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Lady Davers.

3. After failing to help Pamela escape, Mr. Williams writes to her introducing a different subject. What is the subject?
(a) He proposes marriage.
(b) He proposes a visit to the clergyman.
(c) He proposes an appeal to Mr. B's sister, Lady Davers.
(d) He wants to take her out of Mr. B's reach.

4. How does Mr. B deal with the incident in which Pamela runs to her room and lies on the floor?
(a) He tells Mrs. Jervis to take Pamela to her sleep in her room.
(b) He threatens to dismiss Pamela and Mrs. Jervis.
(c) He accuses Pamela of being a liar.
(d) He summons Mrs. Jervis and accuses Pamela of sullying his reputation when his advances were only in jest.

5. What event results in Pamela's first letter to her parents?
(a) The loss of Pamela's job.
(b) Mr. B's gift.
(c) Mr. B's advances.
(d) The death of Pamela's lady.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pamela's worries about Mr. B's safety and about what he might have heard from Mrs. Jewkes about Pamela, suggest that she has mixed feelings about Mr. B even though he has been so brutal to her; which of the following literary devices is exemplified in this situation?

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

4. In Section 3, of what does Mr. B accuse Pamela when he sees her dressed up at the dinner party?

5. Following the dinner party incidents, what does Mr. B do to Pamela?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How is Mr. Williams' role in helping Pamela to escape brought to an end in Section 6?

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

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

6. 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?

7. In Section 3 of the novel, how does Mr. B's increasing interference with Pamela reveal aspects of his character and create tension?

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

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

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

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