SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ON A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGE

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1. How can you best portray the character H.F.?

2. What are H.F.'s views on the shutting up of houses?

3. What are H.F.'s views on the poor people of London?

4. How does Defoe suggest the horror and human suffering of the plague?

5. What rumors about the plague and the people of London does H.F.
endeavour to debunk?

6. How do Londoners feel about religion during the plague?

7. Is the Journal better classified as a record of historical facts or fiction?

8. What advice does Defoe want to impart to his readers if plague is to come
again?

9. What are the omens foretelling the plague, and how do the people of
London react to them?

10. What do the Orders reveal about the city's management of the plague?