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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 Pamela react after she overhears the conversation between Mrs. Jewkes and Mr. B?

2. As Mrs. Jewkes expresses her fears about how Pamela will treat her after being married to Mr. B, how does Pamela show her virtuous nature towards Mrs. Jewkes?

3. In Section 10, when members of the gentry visit Mr. B and Pamela, what is their reaction to Pamela?

4. In the series of confrontations that occur with Lady Davers because of her reaction to Pamela's marriage, what important attitude does Mr. B display that will be necessary in a marriage to someone with Pamela's background?

5. Who delivers the letter from Mr. B to Pamela while she is at the inn on her way home from Lincolnshire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident occurs in Section 12 that fulfills the reader's expectation of trouble from Lady Davers?

2. When Lady Davers abuses Pamela and the quarrel between Lady Davers and Mr. B escalates, what is the final offense committed by Lady Davers and to what does it lead?

3. 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?

4. In Section 10, what is the response of the gentry to Pamela after news of her imminent marriage becomes known?

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. As the newly married couple settle down in Bedforshire, how does the author demonstrate Pamela's adjustment to her new way of life?

10. What is the significance of the author's decision to return Pamela to Bedfordshire for the end of the story?

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

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.

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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