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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke think a bad night's sleep leaves?

2. How does the Duke feel about the leafless condition of the trees?

3. What does the Duke think of Mr. Snow's condition?

4. Whose account is included with the Duke's in "From His Grace's Journal to a Local Woman's Account?"

5. Why is the Duke hesitant to seek help from his parents as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes more noticeable to the Duke as he ages?

2. Why is the Duke so horrified by Mr. Snow's appearance?

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

4. What does the Duke feel as he walks through the tunnel system?

5. How is the Duke's imagination revealed with the soap bubbles in the laundry room sink?

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

7. How does the Duke feel during his carriage rides?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The underground tunnel system is one of the many eccentric actions of the Duke. Discuss the building of these tunnels and analyze the role they serve in this story. For example, are they a representation of anything, and do they tell the reader anything about the Duke?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story the Duke has a number of interactions with others. One interaction in particular is the with two young boys he meets on the street. Explore this interaction, discuss the significance of this meeting, including why the Duke chose to engage the boys in conversation, and what the Duke learned from the boys. Also discuss how this interaction serves to move the story forward.

Essay Topic 3

A reader can look at this story in terms of milestones. Explore the various milestones during the last days of the Duke. Additionally, these milesstones each had a profound effect on the Duke. Analyze how these milestones served to either provide the Duke with information, change his thinking or mental state, or produce some other effect on the Duke.

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