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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. Who joins the Duke on the train?

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

3. What does Mr. Hendley agree to?

4. In a final story by the housemaid what is the Duke doing in the tree?

5. What in particular upsets the Duke about his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the Duke visits Holbeck village?

5. What reduces the Duke's anxiety while he is in Camera Obscura?

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

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

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

9. Why doesn't the Duke find out about Snow's death until after the funeral?

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

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

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

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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