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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pepys is offered money to impregnate someone. Who offers him the money?
(a) Jane.
(b) Pepys' neighbor.
(c) Lady Lord Sandwich.
(d) Pepys's uncle.

2. What gift does Pepys receive for his wife?
(a) Hairbows.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Rings.
(d) Gloves and gold pieces.

3. Who dies of lung cancer in March 1664?
(a) Pepys's wife.
(b) One of the maids.
(c) Pepys's sister.
(d) Pepys's brother.

4. Who takes singing lessons?
(a) Pepys' maid.
(b) The King.
(c) Pepys's wife.
(d) Will.

5. Who spends time at Pepys's home grieving after the lung cancer death?
(a) Pepys's wife.
(b) Jane.
(c) Pepys's father.
(d) Lady Lord Sandwich.

6. For his wife in in January-June 1663, Pepys arranges what?
(a) A new maid.
(b) A companion.
(c) Private lessons.
(d) A new home.

7. The birth of what causes Pepys to chide his wife?
(a) A baby.
(b) A calf.
(c) Her sister's baby.
(d) Puppies.

8. What event causes Pepys to suffer in the morning afterward?
(a) The coronation of the King.
(b) His birthday.
(c) St. Patrick's Day.
(d) Valentine's Day.

9. Pepys complains that a new maid hired by his wife is what?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Too messy.
(c) Too pretty.
(d) Ugly.

10. When Pepys feels under the weather, who does he call?
(a) His priest.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Lord Sandwich.
(d) Will.

11. What is Will's punishment in January-June 1662?
(a) No paycheck.
(b) A fierce whipping.
(c) No supper.
(d) A black eye.

12. What does Pepys's new job require in January-June 1660?
(a) That he stay on land.
(b) That he go to sea.
(c) That is must move to another country with Lord Sandwich.
(d) That he will work longer hours but still come home at night.

13. How much does Pepys go into the funeral description of someone who died of lung cancer?
(a) At length.
(b) He says a little bit, but tells us there will be more later.
(c) He only says a little bit.
(d) He says nothing.

14. Who does Pepys run into one afternoon and have an affair with in July-December 1663?
(a) Jane.
(b) Mrs. Lane.
(c) Ashwell.
(d) Lady Lord Sandwich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings Pepys to the person who holds the final authority over the Navy in July -December 1661?

2. What happens to those involved in resistance against the Royals?

3. What kind of lessons does Pepys decide to begin in July-December 1662?

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

5. In his plan to be frugal in January-June 1662, what is an indulgence Pepys will allow?

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