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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. Why does the Duke want to travel alone?
(a) He has no one to travel with.
(b) He despises company.
(c) He enjoys being alone.
(d) To prove his independence.

2. What does the Duke generally think about man?
(a) He is not a true creator.
(b) He is ingenious.
(c) He has the power to create everything.
(d) He really knows nothing.

3. What is the Duke able to be with many layers of clothing while ice skating?
(a) Protected if he falls.
(b) Anonymous.
(c) Warm.
(d) Noticed.

4. Where does the Duke go once in Edinburgh?
(a) The local chruch.
(b) Camera Obscura.
(c) The Edinburgh Inn.
(d) The Commons.

5. What does Mr. Hendley and the reader learn about the Duke during his bike ride?
(a) The Duke is in love with the postman's sister.
(b) The Duke wanted to by the Mayor.
(c) The Duke wanted to be a postman.
(d) The Duke learned to ride a bike as an adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clement post on the Duke's door on the train?

2. Who tells the Duke about his friend's death?

3. Why does the Duke search the attic?

4. What does the Duke learn while visiting with a professor at the university?

5. What was the dumbwaiter used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is included in the Duke's shrine?

2. What is the recurring dream discussed in the January 28th journal entry?

3. What reduces the Duke's anxiety while he is in Camera Obscura?

4. Why does just the presence of others reduce the loneliness the Duke feels?

5. How does the housemaid's account provide a glimpse into the Duke's personality as a child?

6. Why is the Duke's visit to Reverend Mellor significant?

7. What happens when the Duke allows locals to use his property?

8. What is significant about the interactions between the Duke and Mr. Hendley?

9. What happens in Pin Hole Cave?

10. Why doesn't the Duke find out about Snow's death until after the funeral?

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