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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. How much does Pepys go into the funeral description of someone who died of lung cancer?

2. What crime does Pepys witness in January-June 1664?

3. Pepys continues to worry about what in July-December 1662?

4. What does Pepys do with the gift he receives for his wife?

5. Who does Pepys have multiple meetings with?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does London start to return to normal?

2. In July-December 1662, why does Pepys decide to suspend his vows against wine and plays?

3. Explain Pepys's feeling about the King wearing a wig.

4. Why does the status of the Navy worry Pepys?

5. Pepys also admits something horrible about a crime he witnessed. What did he admit?

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

7. While the plague has hit London, what is happening in Pepys's and his wife's life?

8. What does the promotion mean for Pepys?

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

10. What does Pepys do to prepare for the possibility that he might be captured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the dire state of the country in January-June, 1665. Who is suffering the most? Who takes advantage of that and how?

Essay Topic 2

What are Pepys' views on adultery? Are there the same rules for husbands and wives? How does his opinion of Lord Sandwich's affair illustrate those views?

Essay Topic 3

Define foreshadowing and give an example of it in this book (for example, the boat of Dutch men who died from the plague).

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