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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pepys wife begin a yearly habit of collecting?

2. What play does Pepys see in July-December, 1664?

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

4. What has happened to the doctors treating those with the plague?

5. Who goes with Pepys on his vacation in July-December, 1667?

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

Compare and contrast Pepys and his sister in regards to a sense of entitlement.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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