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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is unique about this job from Mr. Bird's standpoint?
(a) He was paid triple.
(b) He was not paid.
(c) It was his smallest job.
(d) It is his largest job.

4. What do the gamekeeper's niece and nephew ride when they visit?
(a) A pony.
(b) A large dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A bike.

5. What does the Duke's irrational fear of his diminishing health suggest?
(a) He is a hypochondriac.
(b) He is Schizophrenic.
(c) He is Antisocial.
(d) He is Bipolar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the tunnel system take to build?

2. What is the time span for the Duke's journal entries in "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Bowen's Account?"

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

4. Who does the Duke meet on November 2 while walking home from the post office?

5. Who visits the Duke October 10th to discuss a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparisons can be made between the Duke and the condition of the leafless trees?

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

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

4. How large are the tunnels in the underground tunnel system?

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

6. What thoughts does the memory of a dead sparrow bring to the Duke?

7. How is the map that Mr. Bird gives the Duke Flawed?

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

9. Why does the Duke think he must escape his estate quickly?

10. What do the Oakely sisters tell the Duke concerning the beef essence?

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