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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duke feel about the loss of one's memory?
(a) It is a natural progression.
(b) It will never happen to him.
(c) It is also the loss of one's self.
(d) It is an unusual occurance.

2. How many tunnels were built?
(a) 8.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. What does Fanny Adelaide do for a living?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Maid.
(c) Theatre performer.
(d) Teacher.

4. What type of work does Mr. Bowen do for the Duke?
(a) Gamekeeper.
(b) Manufactures ornaments for the tunnel system.
(c) Carriage driver.
(d) Landscaping.

5. What does the Duke want built on his estate?
(a) A guest house.
(b) A tunnel system.
(c) A maze garden.
(d) A patio.

6. What is the condition of the Duke's body?
(a) Overweight.
(b) Deteriorating.
(c) Muscular.
(d) Healthy.

7. What does the energy of life's eternal flame influence?
(a) How outgoing one is.
(b) How active one is.
(c) One's happiness.
(d) When one will die.

8. What does the Duke encounter on the morning of September 30?
(a) A dead body.
(b) His wife.
(c) A crow.
(d) Angry townspeople.

9. When does Mr. Bird meet the Duke?
(a) The day he completed the job.
(b) As children.
(c) 10 years prior to working for him.
(d) 1.5 years prior to working for him.

10. What is Mr. Snow's condition?
(a) He is healthy.
(b) He is diminished physically and mentally.
(c) He is dying of cancer.
(d) He is the same as always.

11. According to the Duke, what determines the way one's life unravels?
(a) Fate.
(b) Karma.
(c) Planned actions.
(d) An internal flame.

12. How does the Duke feel about the leafless condition of the trees?
(a) He does not care.
(b) It is a part of life.
(c) He enjoys seeing the leaves fall.
(d) It is humiliating.

13. What does the Duke admit to experiencing?
(a) Lonliness.
(b) Dramatic mood swings.
(c) Depression.
(d) Euphoria.

14. What is the date of the last entry of "From His Grace's Journal to Mr Bird's Account?"
(a) October 10th.
(b) October 5th.
(c) October 15th.
(d) October 1st.

15. How does the Duke know Fanny Adelaide?
(a) She is the Duke's wife.
(b) She is the Duke's maid.
(c) She is in love with the Duke.
(d) She and the Duke were engaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic concerning the Duke's grooming regime?

2. What about two young boys impresses the Duke?

3. What does Mr. Bird know about why the tunnels were built?

4. What does the Duke use the tunnel for initially?

5. What does the Duke write about in the first part of his October 16th journal entry?

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