The Diary of Samuel Pepys / Samuel Pepys

Test Practice

Identify Author’s Purpose and Point of View

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Which of the following best describes Pepys point of view?
a. Pepys’s point of view is completely objective.
b. Pepys writes from the point of view of a middle-class man.
c. Pepys writes from several people’s points of view.
d. Pepys writes from an omniscient point of view.


How does information you gather as you read help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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