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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Having agreed to Pamela's departure from Bedfordshire, what condition does Mr. B impose?
(a) She must be taken directly home.
(b) Mrs. Jervis must accompany her.
(c) No one must accompany her.
(d) Her father should come to take her.

2. How does Mr. B make things worse with Pamela after his return?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He beats her.
(c) He attacks her.
(d) He kisses and gropes her.

3. After Mr. Williams apologizes to Pamela for disclosing their plans, who writes to him about Mr. B's plans to visit?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Lady Davers.
(c) John Arnold.
(d) Mrs. Jervis.

4. About what does Mr. B write to Pamela while she is waiting to go home in Section 5?
(a) He writes begging Pamela to see him.
(b) He tells her to pay attention to the guidance of Mrs. Jewkes.
(c) He tells her to be careful of the clergyman.
(d) He tells her he is sorry for his poor behavior.

5. In a rare outburst, what name does Pamela call Mr. B's ally in making her life difficult?
(a) Agent of the Devil.
(b) Jezebel.
(c) Wicked Witch.
(d) Devil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mr. B try to get rid of Pamela after the dinner party?

3. After Mr. Williams is involved in an incident and is visited by Mrs. Jewkes, how does he let Pamela down?

4. What reference does Mr. B make to Mr. Williams in one of the articles contained in his proposition to Pamela?

5. In the same letter, what other allegations does Mr. B make about Pamela?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the circumstances of Pamela's life cause her to adopt one of the flaws in Mr. B's character?

2. What is the significance of the dinner party about which Pamela writes her parents?

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

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

5. In Section 3 of the novel when Mr. B intensifies his advances toward Pamela in an incident that involves Mrs. Jervis, what significant outcome results?

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

7. As Pamela leaves for Lincolnshire what part do letters play in advancing the plot?

8. In Section 7, when Mr. B finally summons Pamela, what surprising development takes place?

9. How does his proposal in Section 7 demonstrate Mr. B's character?

10. 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?

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