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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 are Pamela and Mr. B treated during the period before their departure of Lincolnshire?

2. How is Pamela treated by the person who accompanies Lady Davers?

3. After Lady Davers makes her revelation and Mr. B storms out in anger, what appeal does Lady Davers make to Pamela?

4. How are Pamela's parents treated upon Mr. B's return to Bedfordshire?

5. What roles does Lady Davers' companion play in the confrontation with Mr. B?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the gentry continue to show support for the marriage between Mr. B and Pamela? How does their behavior contrast with that of Lady Davers?

2. On the night and day following her wedding, how does Pamela feel about the events that occur?

3. After being abused by Lady Davers, what happens when Pamela eventually arrives at Sir Simon's to meet Mr. B?

4. In Section 8, how do letters and Pamela's notes play a significant role in the story?

5. How is irony demonstrated in Mrs. Jewkes reaction to the news that Pamela will soon be her mistress?

6. After Mr. B recovers from his fever, how does he deal with Pamela's return?

7. Who makes a surprise visit to Pamela and Mr. B in Section 10 and what transpires during the visit?

8. As the tensions ease between Pamela and Mr. B. in Section 9, what lingering concern does he express to Pamela about a past involvement of hers?

9. In Section 14, following their departure from the gentry in Lincolnshire, what events follow the return of Pamela and Mr. B to the estate in Bedfordshire?

10. How does the conflict between Mr. B and Lady Davers escalate at the beginning of Section 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select an incident that you consider important to the reader's appreciation of any aspect of "Pamela". Discuss in detail the contribution made by the selected incident to action, suspense, tension, and conflict or its resolution in the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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