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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. How does Mr. B deal with the incident in which Pamela runs to her room and lies on the floor?

2. What event leads Pamela to plot her own escape?

3. As Pamela discovers her situation with Mrs. Jewkes in Section 5, how does Pamela seek assistance from Mr. Williams?

4. What is the response of Pamela's parents to her first letter?

5. In the preface to the novel, what phrase is used to describe the category to which it belongs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the tension between Mr B and Pamela escalate as Section 4 of the novel is completed?

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

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

4. What other warnings do Pamela's parents give her at the beginning of the novel?

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

6. How is the foundation of Pamela's virtue established and reinforced in Section 2 when questions arise about Mr. B's intentions towards her?

7. 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?

8. What is the significance of the dinner party about which Pamela writes her parents?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the roles of the three most active minor characters in "Pamela". To what extent do they contribute to conflict in the story and how do they assist in the resolution of such conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of conflict and conflict resolution in "Pamela".

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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