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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 is unique about this job from Mr. Bird's standpoint?

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

3. Who is the Duke's former gardener?

4. How might the Duke appear to an outsider?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Based on the scene in the laundry room, how does Mrs. Pladger feel about the Duke?

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

9. What does the Duke think about trying the beef essence?

10. What is the significance of reading Mr. Bird's point of view within the Duke's journal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the Duke's reputation among the townspeople compared to his actual qualities. Consider how this dynamic serves to develop the characters of the Duke and the various townspeople he comes in contact with and discuss the possibility of the following: If the Duke was more social, do you think there would have been so many rumors about him? What does this say about human nature?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the Duke's mental state prior to learning about phrenology to his mental state after leaning about phrenology. Include your assessment of the importance of this discovery.

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