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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's irrational fear of his diminishing health suggest?

2. What is sensitive to the condition of the eternal flame?

3. How long has the Duke been going bald?

4. What is the condition of the Duke's body?

5. How does Fanny Adelaide die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Dr. Cox think about the Duke?

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

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

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

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

It is interesting that the Duke is repulsed by Mr. Snow's appearance. However, the two are very similar. Compare and contrast the Duke and Mr. Snow. Discuss whether the Duke's feelings toward Mr. Snow are warranted.

Essay Topic 2

Thinking back throughout the story, compare the notion of trepanning with the Duke's experience at Pin Hole cave and The Camera Obscura. Explore this connection and offer an explanation for the Duke performing trepanning on himself based on these previous experiences.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the Duke's need to remember his past. Be sure to discuss why the Duke does not remember some things in his past, how he goes about remembering his past, and the effect of the knowledge of his past on the Duke's mental and physical health.

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