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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 incident that occurs in Section 2, does Mr. B ask Pamela to keep a secret?

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

3. What reason does Mr. B give for insisting that he must find Pamela a husband?

4. To whom does Pamela write a letter referring to what Mr. Williams proposes?

5. While becoming more restricted by Mrs. Jewkes at Lincolnshire, how does Pamela try to get help?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What important aspects of the plot are revealed through Pamela's first letter to her parents?

6. 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?

7. What character traits of Mrs. Jewkes are revealed in Section 5 as she acts as Mr. B's ally?

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

9. After Mr. B's attempts to have his way with Pamela in Section 7, what changes does Mr. B make in the guidelines affecting Pamela's activities?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline the characteristics of "the novel of manners" and discuss the evidence that "Pamela" deserves this classification.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews are towering figures in the life of Pamela and they establish the power of simplicity, virtue and commitment in a complex and frightening world. Discuss the evidence provided by the author of the complex and frightening world in which Pamela finds herself and comment on the role of her parents in establishing that honor and virtue are powerful means of survival in such a world.

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