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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: pages 110-134.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Section 5, in an effort to save her virtue, what does Pamela write Mr. B about?
(a) She threatens to tell Lady Davers about her troubles.
(b) She writes telling him of her misery.
(c) She threatens to inform the clergyman about her troubles.
(d) She writes telling him of her misery and begging him not to see her.

2. After Mr. B decides to send Pamela home, what excuse does he use to delay her departure?
(a) That she must await Jonathan to take her.
(b) That she must wait for her father to come and take her.
(c) That she must wait for Mrs. Jervis to go with her.
(d) That she must finish the waistcoat she has been making for him.

3. In the preface to the novel, what phrase is used to describe the category to which it belongs?
(a) Novel of manners.
(b) Picaresque.
(c) Coming of age.
(d) Romance.

4. By the end of Section 1, it is evident that the author is making use of the epistolary style of writing. To what does this refer?
(a) The relationships between different social classes.
(b) The pastoral setting in which the action takes place.
(c) The exchange of letters between the characters.
(d) The many biblical allusions.

5. In the same letter, what other allegations does Mr. B make about Pamela?
(a) That Pamela no longer wishes to work for him.
(b) That Pamela has been getting mixed up with other servants.
(c) That Pamela has been insolent to him.
(d) That Pamela has begun a romantic correspondence with a penniless clergyman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mr. B give for agreeing to let Pamela go home after this incident?

2. In a rare outburst, what name does Pamela call Mr. B's ally in making her life difficult?

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

4. Throughout Section 5, when Pamela's movements are restricted and monitored, which character is Mr. B's chief ally?

5. According to Pamela's father, how important is it for Pamela to maintain her virtue?

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