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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 asks Pamela to make the final decision concerning the day for their marriage, what influences her to choose the day that she chooses?
(a) She chooses Friday because of Mr. B's birthday.
(b) Her birthday and her parents' anniversary were on Thursday.
(c) She chooses Wednesday because of her birthday.
(d) She chooses Tuesday because her parents were married on that day.

2. Apart from the gentry and Mr. Andrews, which other person visits Mr. B and Pamela shortly before the wedding?
(a) Mr. Jonathan.
(b) The clergyman.
(c) Mrs. Jervis.
(d) Mr. Williams.

3. What is Pamela's state of mind at the end of the section in which she marries Mr. B and he displays his love and generosity?
(a) She is happy but wonders if it will last.
(b) She is very happy with nothing left to wish for except her husband's life, health, honor and happiness.
(c) She is happy but longs for her parents to be near her.
(d) She is happy but sometimes remembers her past trials.

4. How does Pamela feel when the young ladies from the gentry invite her to join them for dinner?
(a) She dislikes being with them.
(b) She knows they are ridiculing her.
(c) She feels comfortable with them.
(d) She feels unworthy of them.

5. Which of the following terms best describes the section of the novel that occurs when Mr. B declares his love for Pamela and his desire to marry her?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Climax or turning point.
(d) Falling action.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her marriage, how does the author provide humor when Pamela tries to write Mrs. Jervis about her reinstatement?

2. In what way does the letter delivered from Mr. B to Pamela at the inn lay the foundation for the climax of the story?

3. After the altercation between Mr. B and Lady Davers escalates, what finally causes the reconciliation between them?

4. What are the significant aspects of the conversations between Mr. B and the third visitor prior to the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela?

5. When Pamela becomes aware of this source of opposition to her marriage, why is she very worried?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Although the anger between Mr. B and his sister has subsided and everything appears to be fine, what lingering concern does Pamela have as a consequence of Lady Davers' outburst?

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

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

5. After Lady Davers reveals the important facts about Mr. B's past and Mr. B orders the chariot and leaves, What events cause a turn in the hostility between the siblings?

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

7. What does Pamela's attitude to Lady Davers' behavior reveal about her character?

8. What is achieved by the author causing Lady Davers to oppose the relationship between Pamela and Mr. B when she visits them in Lincolnshire.

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

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

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