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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wonder has caught the city's attention in January-June 1668?

2. What happens when Pepys attends a gambling party with friends?

3. What does the mayor enact because of the plague?

4. What consumes much of Pepys time in January-June, 1665?

5. What does Pepys say his brother needs to do in July-December 1667?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of the coronation of the King in January-June 1661.

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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