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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. What disagreement do Pamela and Mr. B have in the early stages of planning their marriage?
(a) She wants to marry privately and he wants to marry in a church.
(b) He wants a big wedding with the gentry presnt and she is too shy for this.
(c) He wants to marry quickly and she wants to wait.
(d) He wants to marry privately and she wants to marry in a church.

2. As Mr B. and Pamela settle down into marriage and Mr. B makes various business arrangements, what news does Mr. B give Pamela that makes her exceptionally happy?
(a) He plans to get her a guide to help her deal with all the social responsibilities.
(b) He plans to get her a position with the church.
(c) He plans to move her parents in with them.
(d) He plans to place her parents at his Kentish estate and to give her money for charity.

3. 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 plans to resume her journal and letters.
(b) She makes detailed plans for her social engagements.
(c) She makes detailed pans to manage her household.
(d) She plans to keep detailed accounts of her charitabe donations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. At the beginning of Section 10 when everyone becomes interested in seeing Pamela, which members of the gentry visit Pamela and Mr. B?

4. After Pamela brings Mr. Andrews up-to-date about the events and plans for her marriage, what does Mr. Andrews do with Pamela's letters?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Who makes a surprise visit to Pamela and Mr. B in Section 10 and what transpires during the visit?

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

10. 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?

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