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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Duke find out about a friend's death?
(a) 4 days after the death.
(b) 3 days after the death.
(c) 2 days after the death.
(d) 5 days after the death.

2. What does Mellor show the Duke at breakfast?
(a) A map.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Blue prints.
(d) Fossils.

3. What does the Duke find in one of the stables?
(a) A family picture.
(b) An old bust.
(c) A box of coins.
(d) A recipe book.

4. Who does the Duke visit on December 22nd?
(a) Conners.
(b) Mr. Bird.
(c) Dr. Cox.
(d) Reverend Mellor.

5. Who tells the Duke about his friend's death?
(a) Mr. Bird.
(b) Mrs. Pledger.
(c) Conner.
(d) Mr. Snow.

6. When does the Duke travel to Edinburgh?
(a) January 6-11th.
(b) January 12-13th.
(c) December 20-24th.
(d) January 28th.

7. What does Clement post on the Duke's door on the train?
(a) A black sheet so others can not see in the room.
(b) A do not disturb sign.
(c) A sign with the Duke's name.
(d) A sign that reads Specially Reserved.

8. In a final story by the housemaid what is the Duke doing in the tree?
(a) Hanging by his trousers.
(b) Building a tree house.
(c) Climbing.
(d) Trying to jusp off the highest branch.

9. What are the old stables on the property used for?
(a) Parties.
(b) Storage.
(c) The horses.
(d) Maids quarters.

10. Where does Mellor invite the Duke to?
(a) Church.
(b) Holbeck Village.
(c) Pin Hole Cave.
(d) Tile Kiln & Low Close wood.

11. In "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Hendley's Account," while the Duke and Mr. Hendley are in the Underground Tunnel System, what does the Duke try to persuade Mr. Hendley to do?
(a) Take a walk through the tunnels.
(b) Introduce the Duke to his sister.
(c) Let the Duke ride his bike through the tunnels.
(d) Stop delivering his mail.

12. What type of assistance does the Duke request of a housemaid in one account discussed in "From His Grace's Journal to Housemaid's Account?"
(a) Locate a cart.
(b) Locate a map.
(c) Locate his parents.
(d) Clean his room.

13. Why does the Duke search the attic?
(a) He is looking for clues about himslef.
(b) He is looking for his parents' will.
(c) He is looking for family memories.
(d) He wants to clean it out.

14. Where did Fowler's bust used to sit when the Duke was a child?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the foyer.
(d) In his father's study.

15. What is the Duke's response to the local's request on December 19th?
(a) He runs the locals off by yelling at them.
(b) He denies it.
(c) He grants it.
(d) He charges them a fee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Duke decide to take a walk to on December 11th?

2. Who recounts three anecdotes involving the Duke?

3. In another story told by the housemaid, who does the Duke ask to help him with the dumbwaiter?

4. What does the Duke learn to do by ice skating?

5. What begins to manifest in "From His Grace's Journal to Mrs. Pledger's Account?"

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