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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. Who delivers the letter from Mr. B to Pamela while she is at the inn on her way home from Lincolnshire?
(a) Mr. Robert.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) Mr. B's groom.
(d) Mr. Colbrand.

2. Pamela overhears a conversation between Mr. B and Mrs. Jewkes in Section 8. What aspect of this conversation causes a change in her attitude to Mr. B?
(a) Mr. B refuses to go along with Mrs. Jewkes' suggestion that he should ruin Pamela.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes is appealing to Mr. B to save Pamela from disgrace.
(c) Lady Davers is appealing to Mr. B to make an honest woman of Pamela.
(d) Lady Davers is appealing to Mr. B not to disgrace the family with any further rumors about Pamela and himself.

3. As the first altercation between Pamela and Lady Davers escalates, how does Pamela get away from Lady Davers to meet her husband?
(a) She calls for Mrs. Jewkes to help her.
(b) She pushes Lady Davers out of her way.
(c) She escapes through a window.
(d) She calls Jonathan to help her.

4. As Mr. B and Pamela become increasingly open in their discussions of their future, what does Mr. B reveal to Pamela about the sham marriage of which she read accidentally?
(a) He denies it completely.
(b) He admits that he considered it.
(c) He claims he knew nothing of it.
(d) He chastises her for believing such nonsense.

5. When Mr. B asks Pamela what she will do if she is unable to interact with other ladies after they are married, how does Pamela respond?
(a) She will sew, knit and cook.
(b) She will spend her time with the Church.
(c) She says she will do accounting and cooking, play cards, read, write and remember her duty to God.
(d) She will do accounting and social work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feelings towards Pamela has Mr. B displayed after she reacts to overhearing Mrs. B and Mrs. Jeweks' conversation in Section 8?

2. How are Pamela and Mr. B treated during the period before their departure of Lincolnshire?

3. What disagreement do Pamela and Mr. B have in the early stages of planning their marriage?

4. What roles does Lady Davers' companion play in the confrontation with Mr. B?

5. Following the tea at Sir Simon's what happens when Mr. B and Pamela return home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 14, following their departure from the gentry in Lincolnshire, what events follow the return of Pamela and Mr. B to the estate in Bedfordshire?

2. On the night and day following her wedding, how does Pamela feel about the events that occur?

3. How are Mr. B's generosity and desire to please Pamela demonstrated in Section 12?

4. In Section 9, what is revealed about the complications in the changing relationship between Mr. B and Pamela?

5. How is irony demonstrated in Mrs. Jewkes reaction to the news that Pamela will soon be her mistress?

6. In Section 10, how is Mr. Williams returned to the story?

7. How does the conflict between Mr. B and Lady Davers escalate at the beginning of Section 13?

8. After Mr. B recovers from his fever, how does he deal with Pamela's return?

9. When Lady Davers abuses Pamela and the quarrel between Lady Davers and Mr. B escalates, what is the final offense committed by Lady Davers and to what does it lead?

10. In Section 8, how do letters and Pamela's notes play a significant role in the story?

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