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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. What relation is Lady Davers to Mr. B?

2. What is Mr. B's first response to seeing Pamela writing to her parents?

3. After failing to help Pamela escape, Mr. Williams writes to her introducing a different subject. What is the subject?

4. About what plan devised by Mr. B against Mr. Williams does Pamela accidentally read in a letter from Mr. B?

5. At the end of Section 7, it is evident that Mr. B has contradictory feelings about Pamela. How does he communicate these feelings to Pamela?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pamela deal with the approaches made by Mr B and what is the result?

2. How does Section 6 highlight the intensity of Pamela's struggle to save her virtue?

3. How does Mr. B intensify his advances toward Pamela after the argument at the party?

4. How does his proposal in Section 7 demonstrate Mr. B's character?

5. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B intensifies his advances toward Pamela in an incident that involves Mrs. Jervis, what significant outcome results?

6. In the preface to the novel, reference is made to the comment by the editor of "Pamela" that the book will become the standard for this style of writing. To what style of writing does the novel belong?

7. How do the circumstances of Pamela's life cause her to adopt one of the flaws in Mr. B's character?

8. 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?

9. In Section 6, how does Pamela reveal that she has conflicting emotions about Mr. B?

10. What role does Mrs. Jewkes play in Section 4 of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific examples, discuss the author's treatment of the theme "use and abuse of status, wealth and power" in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of including "Pamela" in the Literature syllabus for high school students?

Essay Topic 3

Identify incidents in which Samuel Richardson makes use of disguise, surprise and accidental discoveries as devices to advance the plot. Discuss their effects on the development of the story.

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