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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From His Grace's Journal to a Housemaid's Account.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the dumbwaiter used for?
(a) To take food to the second floor.
(b) To transport coal.
(c) It was never used.
(d) To lower the laundry to the basement.

2. Why did the staff and Dr. Cox decide to wait so long to tell the Duke about his friend's death?
(a) The Duke was in the hospital.
(b) He was out of town.
(c) It would only upset him.
(d) They too found out later.

3. How does the Duke feel after seeing Mr. Snow?
(a) Happy.
(b) Envious.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Worried.

4. In the story from the Duke's childhood as told by the housemaid, once the Duke has a cart, what does he ask the housemaid to do with it?
(a) Take the cart to his room.
(b) Pull off the wheels of the cart.
(c) Move the dishes from one room to the next.
(d) Push him around in it.

5. What does the Duke describe in the October 14th journal entry?
(a) A trip into town.
(b) A walk in the woods.
(c) The tunnel system.
(d) A trip to the laundry room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the Mr. Hendley's account, what does the Duke have a desire to do?

2. How does the Duke feel during his carriage rides through the tunnel system?

3. What type of work does Mr. Bowen do for the Duke?

4. Whose accounts supplement the Duke's entries in "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Bowen's Account?"

5. What does the Duke spend his last few months of life trying to do?

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