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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 trusts Pepys to watch valuable jewels?
(a) Lord Sandwich.
(b) Pepys' cousin.
(c) Will.
(d) The King.

2. Not only is Pepys abstaining in July-December 1661, but he is striving to be what?
(a) The first one to abstain from wine.
(b) The first one to abstain from smoking.
(c) The first one to abstain from sex.
(d) The first one to abstain from bathing.

3. What is Pepys feelings about his wife's need for a companion?
(a) He fights with her about it.
(b) He has no feelings on the issue.
(c) He likes the idea.
(d) He is jealous.

4. Who does Pepys have multiple meetings with?
(a) His wife.
(b) Spys.
(c) City officials.
(d) Navy officials.

5. What happens to Pepys's wife's companion who lied?
(a) She is beaten.
(b) She is not punished.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She is fired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In July-December 1662, Pepys wife asks for what?

3. Who does the town and Pepys often gossip about?

4. In July-December 1662, Pepys suspends his abstinence on wine and plays in celebration of what?

5. At church, what does Pepys do after sermons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the way that Pepys and his wife fight.

2. What happens after the Duke of York retires from the Navy?

3. Describe the coronation of the King.

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. What does Pepys admit about a gift for his wife in January-June 1664?

7. What does Pepys keep after cleaning in July-December 1664?

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

9. Explain what happens when Pepys arranges the private lessons for his wife.

10. Why does Pepys attend the Catholic Mass in July-December 1662?

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