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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. When Mr. B informs Mrs. Jewkes about his imminent marriage to Pamela, what is Mrs. Jewkes' main worry?
(a) That Pamela will dismiss her.
(b) That Mr. B will resent the role she played against Pamela.
(c) That Pamela will give her a lowly position in the household.
(d) That as her mistress, Pamela will be in a position to take revenge against Mrs. Jewkes who treated her very badly.

2. As the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela looms and then becomes reality, which character continues to worry that Pamela will treat him / her badly because of past wrongs done to Pamela?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) Lady Davers.
(d) Mr. B.

3. When Pamela becomes aware of this source of opposition to her marriage, why is she very worried?
(a) Because she hopes that everyone will be supportive.
(b) Because she doesn't want any disagreements with Mr. B and this person.
(c) Because of the negative impact it will have on Mr. B's relationships.
(d) Because of the impact on her father.

4. As Pamela assumes her own responsibilities as mistress of Bedfordshire, what detailed plans does she make to manage one of her own duties?
(a) She makes detailed plans for her social engagements.
(b) She plans to keep detailed accounts of her charitabe donations.
(c) She makes plans to resume her journal and letters.
(d) She makes detailed pans to manage her household.

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 spend her time with the Church.
(b) She will do accounting and social work.
(c) She will sew, knit and cook.
(d) She says she will do accounting and cooking, play cards, read, write and remember her duty to God.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. B, how would a sham marriage have worked against him?

2. When it is confirmed for Lady Davers that Mr. B and Pamela are truly married, Lady Davers reacts negatively. What does this reaction to the news reflect about some aspects of the society in which the novel is set?

3. In Section 14, how does Pamela respond when Lady Davers asks whether she loved Mr. B during her trials?

4. After returning to Mr. B at Lincolnshire, what happens when Pamela visits Mr. B at the beginning of Section 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the gentry continue to show support for the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela? How does their behavior contrast with that of Lady Davers?

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

3. How does the author treat the actual wedding of Pamela and Mr. B and with what possible effects?

4. In Section 8, how do the events involving news of a sham marriage and Pamela's departure from Lincolnshire lead to changes in the emotions of both Mr. B and Pamela?

5. What events follow the reading of Pamela's papers by Mr. B?

6. 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?

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

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

9. As the tensions ease between Pamela and Mr. B. in Section 9, what lingering concern does he express to Pamela about a past involvement of hers?

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

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