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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 preoccupies the Duke on December 2, 5, and 7?

2. Where does the Duke decide to take a walk to on December 11th?

3. What does the Duke learn could be looked at from different perspective in "From His Grace's Journal to Mrs. Pledger's Account?"

4. How does Conner react to the story of the phantom boy?

5. Where does the Duke go once in Edinburgh?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What in "From His Grace's Journal to Mrs. Pledger's Account" serves to illustrate the Duke's madness?

4. What can searching for clues outside of the home help the Duke do?

5. What is the recurring dream discussed in the January 28th journal entry?

6. How does the housemaid's account provide a glimpse into the Duke's personality as a child?

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

8. Why does the Duke look through old family things?

9. Why is the Duke's visit to Reverend Mellor significant?

10. How does the process of trepanning work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the Duke's reoccurring dream. Discuss the elements of the dream that effect the Duke the most and those elements that shed light on the Duke's life and character.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Duke clearly has an interesting self concept. Analyze the Duke's self concept. Determine how the Duke developed this self concept and what steps he took to maintain it.

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