Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	What did Defoe hope to see at the pit at night?
	A.	other visitors to the pit
	B.	workers digging in the pit
	C.	funerals
	D.	bodies being thrown into the pit

2.	What did many near-death victims do at the pit?
	A.	They tried to steal the clothes of the dead in the pit.
	B.	They hoped to be blessed by a priest.
	C.	The slept near the pits.
	D.	They threw themselves into the pit and waited to die.

3.	What almost prevented Defoe from viewing the pit?
	A.	the arrival of an infected person
	B.	the warnings of the sexton
	C.	the clanging of the bellman
	D.	the appearance of the dead cart

4.	Why were coffins not available for the dead?
	A.	Only the rich could afford coffins, and they were buried separately.
	B.	The pit was not large enough.
	C.	There were no workers available to make coffins.
	D.	Too many people died, making coffins for everyone not feasible.

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