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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Andrews arrives looking for Pamela, how does Mr. B explain her absence?

2. After Mr. B decides to send Pamela home, what excuse does he use to delay her departure?

3. At the end of Section 2, what is the reaction of the other servants to Pamela's departure from Mr. B's estate?

4. Throughout Section 5, when Pamela's movements are restricted and monitored, which character is Mr. B's chief ally?

5. What does Pamela learn through a letter from Mr. Williams about the gentry and their attitude toward her situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mr. Williams' role in helping Pamela to escape brought to an end in Section 6?

2. What complications does Mr. B design in order to keep Pamela under his control after she leaves his estate?

3. As Pamela leaves for Lincolnshire what part do letters play in advancing the plot?

4. After Pamela rejects Mr. B's proposal for her to become his mistress, to what lengths does he go to have his way with her?

5. What role does Mrs. Jervis play in the beginning of the story?

6. In Section 7, when Mr. B finally summons Pamela, what surprising development takes place?

7. How does Mr. B manipulate other characters to achieve what he wants from Pamela?

8. What incidents follow Pamela's loss of help from Mr. Williams?

9. In Section 3 of the novel, how does Mr. B's increasing interference with Pamela reveal aspects of his character and create tension?

10. In Section 5, what role does Mr. Williams play in regard to Pamela's situation at Lincolnshire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In adapting plays and novels for screen, producers and directors often make significant changes to the themes, characters and plot lines of the original. Having studied this novel in detail, evaluate the assertion that the themes, characters and plot lines of "Pamela" would have to be significantly modified to be a successful production for modern screen.

Essay Topic 2

The novel is essentially a story about the theme of resisting the advances of a wealthy master. Explain the characteristics of the society in which the novel is set, makes this story line a viable one and comment on whether it would be equally viable in the modern world.

Essay Topic 3

Comment on the importance in a novel of the narrative devices chosen by the writer and discuss with reference to this novel, the strengths and limitations of the epistolary device.

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