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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. In Section 7 after his failed proposition and his failed attempt to seduce Pamela, what concessions does Mr. B make to allow Pamela more freedom?
2. While becoming more restricted by Mrs. Jewkes at Lincolnshire, how does Pamela try to get help?
3. 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?
4. At the beginning of Section 2, when Mr. B wants to give Pamela the gift of clothes, how does he try to gain her trust?
5. How does Pamela respond to her parents' advice?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does the tension between Mr B and Pamela escalate as Section 4 of the novel is completed?
3. From the very beginning, Pamela's parents seem to be aware of Mr. B as a danger to Pamela's virtue. In what way does this foreshadow later events?
4. How do the circumstances of Pamela's life cause her to adopt one of the flaws in Mr. B's character?
5. What is the significance of the dinner party about which Pamela writes her parents?
6. In Section 7, when Mr. B finally summons Pamela, what surprising development takes place?
7. What are the early indications that Mr. B is making inappropriate approaches to Pamela?
8. How does Section 6 highlight the intensity of Pamela's struggle to save her virtue?
9. In Section 5, what role does Mr. Williams play in regard to Pamela's situation at Lincolnshire?
10. What complications does Mr. B design in order to keep Pamela under his control after she leaves his estate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the view that "Pamela" is a vehicle through which Samuel Richardson promotes the idea of virtue and the dangers of exposing innocent young women to worldly men.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Mr. B and Pamela and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.
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