Question

What decisions do the main characters in Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the

Plague Year and Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders face in common?
A) whether or not to use their certificates of health
B) whether to release their servants and risk losing them
C) whether to remain in town and risk catching the disease
D) whether to remain in town and risk losing their businesses

Answer 1

Whether to remain in town and risk catching the disease .

Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

• Daniel Defoe was the author of “A journal of the Plague Year”. The plague was so devastating that killed so many. People believed that it was a curse from God.
• The narrator stayed inside London noting down all the happenings during the plague.
• Geraldine Brooks was the author of the novel “Year of Wonders book “. This book writes about a house maid, Anna Frith and her life incidents through the year of plague.
• The common point between these two books was if it was important to remain in town and catch the deadly plague.