1. What trouble did Pepys write about in his first entry? What did he decide to do to deal with that trouble?

2. What did Pepys see that made him uneasy?

3. Why might people have started carrying the dead to be buried during the day?

4. Why did Pepys not want to wear his wigs?

5. When and where did the fire begin?

6. What factors contributed to making the fire especially destructive?

7. About what did the Lord Mayor complain?

8. What type of activity was taking place in the city when Pepys and Mr. Moone went for a walk?

9. How were people escaping from the fire?

10. What did Pepys finally have to do about his own home?

11. What was the rumor about how the fire had started?

12. What did Pepys see when he reached the top of Barkeing steeple?

13. Why had Pepys almost forgotten the day of the week?