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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Duke visit on October 15th?

2. When does the Duke write about his grooming regime?

3. What does the Duke do on the morning of September 30th?

4. How might the Duke appear to an outsider?

5. According to Mr. Bird, what is the Duke's reputation among the townspeople?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes more noticeable to the Duke as he ages?

2. What information do the accounts of Mr. Grimshaw and Bowen provide the reader?

3. What does Dr. Cox think about the Duke?

4. What is the purpose of the underground tunnel system?

5. What is the second part of the Duke's journal entry for October 16th?

6. What does the Duke feel as he walks through the tunnel system?

7. Why is the Duke interested in one particular tree on his estate?

8. What does the Duke think about when reminiscing about Fanny Adelaide?

9. How could one explain the rumor of the Duke being horribly deformed?

10. How does the Duke feel during his carriage rides?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of security. In particular, the Duke gains a sense of security with the map of his estate. Explore the reasoning behind this feeling and the impact it has on the Duke's desire to live a fuller life during his last days.

Essay Topic 2

The Duke clearly has an interesting self concept. Analyze the Duke's self concept. Determine how the Duke developed this self concept and what steps he took to maintain it.

Essay Topic 3

Thinking back throughout the story, compare the notion of trepanning with the Duke's experience at Pin Hole cave and The Camera Obscura. Explore this connection and offer an explanation for the Duke performing trepanning on himself based on these previous experiences.

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