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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. Who is Pepys jealous of in in January-June 1663?
(a) The King.
(b) His wife's dance instructor.
(c) Will.
(d) Lord Sandwich.

2. Who grants the king some money for the Navy in January-June 1663?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Lord Sandwich.

3. What does Pepys do for cheaper entertainment in January-June, 1664?
(a) Go to the country.
(b) Attend the Hanging of Turner.
(c) Invite friends over.
(d) Stay at home.

4. What does Pepys think of the King's public performances in January-June 1661?
(a) He thinks they are unusual for a person of such high status.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He is jealous of it.
(d) He loves them.

5. What does Pepys do for work in January-June 1660?
(a) Horseman.
(b) Clerk at a store in town.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Various jobs for Lord Sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pepys send to live in the country?

2. Who is honored with a boat parade on the Thames?

3. What event causes Pepys to suffer in the morning afterward?

4. The birth of what causes Pepys to chide his wife?

5. In July-December 1661, ambassadors of which countries fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe two developments in household affairs that Pepys writes about in July-December 1661.

2. What is Pepys's reaction to Lord Sandwich's affair with a daughter of Mrs. Becke.

3. Describe what we know about Pepys affairs as the journal closes.

4. How have price hikes affected the city residents in January-June 1668?

5. How does the status of the Navy hit an all-time low?

6. Describe Pepys's reaction to his new financial status in July-December 1660.

7. What happens when Pepys's family returns to his father's house in the country?

8. Describe two things Pepys does in his spare time in January-June 1663.

9. Explain the death in the family in January-June 1664.

10. Describe what we know about Pepys's interests that are described as the story opens.

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