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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. Pamela's worries about Mr. B's safety and about what he might have heard from Mrs. Jewkes about Pamela, suggest that she has mixed feelings about Mr. B even though he has been so brutal to her; which of the following literary devices is exemplified in this situation?
(a) Irony.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Sarcasm.

2. After Mr. B ignores Pamela for some time during his visit to Lincolnshire, what surprising turn of events occurs?
(a) He encourages her to contact Mr. Williams.
(b) He asks her to be his wife.
(c) Mr. B asks her to be his mistress.
(d) Mr. B visits Pamela and commands her to dine with him.

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

4. What reason does Mr. B give for agreeing to let Pamela go home after this incident?
(a) He is tired of her hypocrisy.
(b) She is telling lies on him.
(c) He will be marrying soon.
(d) She is too much trouble.

5. How does Mr. B try to encourage Pamela to keep the incident a secret?
(a) He offers her new clothes.
(b) He offers her money.
(c) He offers her a holiday.
(d) He promises to give her a higher place in the household.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event leads Pamela to plot her own escape?

2. While becoming more restricted by Mrs. Jewkes at Lincolnshire, how does Pamela try to get help?

3. According to a short narrative passage in Section 4 after Pamela is due to go home, what new betrayal has Pamela suffered?

4. What reference to marriage does Mr. B include in the articles that he sets out in his proposition to Pamela?

5. What explanation does Mr. B offer for not wanting Pamela to go to work for Lady Davers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important aspects of the plot are revealed through Pamela's first letter to her parents?

2. In the preface to the novel, reference is made to the comment by the editor of "Pamela" that the book will become the standard for this style of writing. To what style of writing does the novel belong?

3. In Section 5, what role does Mr. Williams play in regard to Pamela's situation at Lincolnshire?

4. What character traits of Mrs. Jewkes are revealed in Section 5 as she acts as Mr. B's ally?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. From the very beginning, Pamela's parents seem to be aware of Mr. B as a danger to Pamela's virtue. In what way does this foreshadow later events?

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

9. After Mr. B's attempts to have his way with Pamela in Section 7, what changes does Mr. B make in the guidelines affecting Pamela's activities?

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

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