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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: pages 134-160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of Section 1, Pamela is established as the main character pursuing a goal and Mr. B as the character who is presenting obstacles to her accomplishing her goal. Which of the following pair of words best describes these two roles?
(a) Heroine and villain.
(b) Protagonist and villain.
(c) Lead Roles.
(d) Protagonist and antagonist.

2. What does Mr. B first offer Pamela in fulfillment of his mother's wishes?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Four guineas.
(c) A job in his sister's house.
(d) To pay her way home.

3. While becoming more restricted by Mrs. Jewkes at Lincolnshire, how does Pamela try to get help?
(a) She write to Mr. Longman.
(b) She writes to Sir Simon.
(c) She asks Mrs Jewkes to help her.
(d) She identifies a sober clergyman whom she trusts to help her.

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 pastoral setting in which the action takes place.
(b) The relationships between different social classes.
(c) The many biblical allusions.
(d) The exchange of letters between the characters.

5. In Section 6, after the news of Mr. B's planned visit to Lincolnshire, Mrs. Jewkes frightens Pamela with information about a new scheme that Mr. B is supposedly planning. What is this scheme?
(a) He plans to send her to Lady Davers.
(b) He plans to give up all responsibility for her.
(c) He plans to send her to Kent to work for his friends.
(d) He plans to marry Pamela to Mr. Colbrand and buy her on her wedding day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whom does Pamela confide about the incident with Mr. B?

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

3. What does Pamela learn through a letter from Mr. Williams about the gentry and their attitude toward her situation?

4. How does Lady Davers respond to Pamela when she visits?

5. About what plan devised by Mr. B against Mr. Williams does Pamela accidentally read in a letter from Mr. B?

(see the answer key)

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