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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. Who does the town and Pepys often gossip about?

2. What does Pepys do to a man who tries to rape his wife?

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

4. Where is Pepys living when the narrative begins?

5. Who spends time at Pepys's home grieving after the lung cancer death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pepys have in common with those in upper society?

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

5. Explain the struggle with Pepys's wife's companions in July-December 1663.

6. Describe the coronation of the King.

7. Describe Pepys time with Lord Sandwich in July-December 1662.

8. Describe the honoring of the Queen in January-June 1662.

9. Describe the state of Pepys's and his wife's relationship in July-December 1668?

10. What happens when Pepys sees a shepherd with his son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Pepys is bragging when he writes about going to see a play? How honest is he about his attempt to abstain from wine? What do these things symbolize to him?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the one vice that Pepys will never give up. Why is that? How does this affect his life?

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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