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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. What is Pamela's state of mind at the end of the section in which she marries Mr. B and he displays his love and generosity?
2. As Pamela returns to Bedfordhshire and assumes her new way of life, what aspects of her character are revealed?
3. When it is confirmed for Lady Davers that Mr. B and Pamela are truly married, Lady Davers reacts negatively. What does this reaction to the news reflect about some aspects of the society in which the novel is set?
4. When Mr. B asks Pamela to make the final decision concerning the day for their marriage, what influences her to choose the day that she chooses?
5. As Pamela settles down at her home in Bedfordshire and sets up her household, how does she demonstrate her ongoing commitment to her parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What incident occurs in Section 12 that fulfills the reader's expectation of trouble from Lady Davers?
2. On the night and day following her wedding, how does Pamela feel about the events that occur?
3. What events follow the reading of Pamela's papers by Mr. B?
4. 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?
5. How are Mr. B's generosity and desire to please Pamela demonstrated in Section 12?
6. What is the significance of the author's decision to return Pamela to Bedfordshire for the end of the story?
7. How does the conflict between Mr. B and Lady Davers escalate at the beginning of Section 13?
8. How is irony demonstrated in Mrs. Jewkes reaction to the news that Pamela will soon be her mistress?
9. In Section 14 as Pamela and Lady Davers become closer, what information does the older woman seek about Pamela's past?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Mr. B and Pamela and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
It is reasonable to assume that the author thought carefully about the alternative title "Or Virtue Rewarded". Compare and contrast the relative merits and demerits of the titles "Pamela" and "Virtue Rewarded"
Essay Topic 3
The theme of love plays an important part in "Pamela" but there are many types of love. Using specific examples, discuss the author's portrayal of filial, romantic, familial, and pretended love in the novel.
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