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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. How is Pamela treated by the person who accompanies Lady Davers?
(a) She is physically attacked by one of them.
(b) She is taunted by both and prevented from leaving.
(c) She is attacked by both until she leaves.
(d) She is called terrible names by both of them.

2. When Mr. B sees Pamela's reaction to him after she overhears his conversation with Mrs. Jewkes, how does Mr. B behave?
(a) He leaves in anger.
(b) He dismisses Pamela again.
(c) He apologizes to Pamela.
(d) He locks himself in the closet.

3. What causes the first confrontation between Pamela and Lady Davers, when Lady Davers arrives?
(a) Lady davers calls Pamela a "wanton hussey".
(b) Lady Davers accuses Pamela of wanting Mr. B's money.
(c) Pamela accuses Lady Davers of arriving without warning.
(d) Lady Davers accuses Pamela of having lost her virtue because she refuses to believe they are married.

4. How do the members of the gentry show support for the pending marriage?
(a) They ask that the wedding be held at the church so more people can attend.
(b) They ask to attend and to have a ball afterwards.
(c) They offer to prepare Pamela for her marriage.
(d) They ask the couple to join them for drinks after the ceremony.

5. When Pamela arrives for tea at Mr. Simons and relates the incident with Lady Davers, how do Sir Simon's guests respond to Pamela?
(a) They question her about her past.
(b) They are polite but aloof.
(c) They are distant.
(d) Everyone praises her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Lady Davers on her visit to Mr. B and Pamela following their marriage?

2. As the novel approaches its final stages, Pamela and Mr. B return to the estate in Bedfordshire and the reader anticipates the reaction of the servants who were previously Pamela's colleagues. How is Pamela treated by the servants?

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

4. Despite the progression of events and discussions leading towards his marriage to Pamela, what lingering concern regarding Mr. Williams does Mr. B express to Pamela?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 14 as Pamela and Lady Davers become closer, what information does the older woman seek about Pamela's past?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. While the wedding and its aftermath bring happiness to Mr. B and Pamela, what issue develops in Section 11 that will create conflict for them?

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the author's decision to return Pamela to Bedfordshire for the end of the story?

10. 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?

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