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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. During "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Hendley's Account" what does the reader learn about what the Duke thinks of himself?

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

3. What does the Duke generally think about man?

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

5. When might the process of trepanning be used today according to the professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Duke's staff think he needs an escort while traveling?

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

3. Why does the Duke allow people to skate on the ice but protests to going on the ice with them?

4. What is significant about the Duke traveling between January 6-11th?

5. Why does the Duke add Fowler's bust to his shrine?

6. What does the fellowship created on the ice teach the Duke?

7. What happens in Pin Hole Cave?

8. How does the process of trepanning work?

9. What does Conner say about the Duke's phantom boy?

10. What does the Duke learn while traveling with others in his room that is in sharp contrast to the fellowship felt while ice skating a few weeks before?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Duke's staff and some of the townspeople felt the need to protect the Duke from either the outside world or himself. Explore the motivations for this protection. For example, did offering the Duke protection benefit only the Duke or could there have been more selfish reasons for this protection? Offer a discussion and explication for how and why this protection failed.

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

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.

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