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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 the condition of Mr. Snow's memories?

2. How does the Duke feel after seeing Mr. Snow?

3. What is the date of the first journal entry?

4. What animal does the Duke has a fondness for?

5. How does Fanny Adelaide die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the second part of the Duke's journal entry for October 16th?

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

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

5. What is the significance of learning that the gamekeeper has a dog?

6. Why does it seem that Mr. Bird does not mind the Duke's eccentricities?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of mortality in this story, specifically as it is represented by the lifeless tree. Analyze the Duke's feelings about the tree and provide a discussion on the reasons why the Duke is so interested in the lifeless tree.

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

It is clear throughout the story that the Duke led a very isolated life. However, there are indications of townspeople who seemed to like, or at least tolerate, the Duke. Compare and contrast the various relationships the Duke had with the other characters in the story.

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