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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 steal from the professor?
2. Where does Mellor invite the Duke to?
3. By drilling a small hole into one's skull, what does the Duke learn is released?
4. What does the Duke find in one of the stables?
5. In "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Hendley's Account," while the Duke and Mr. Hendley are in the Underground Tunnel System, what does the Duke try to persuade Mr. Hendley to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Conner say about the Duke's phantom boy?
2. What is included in the Duke's shrine?
3. How does the housemaid's account provide a glimpse into the Duke's personality as a child?
4. What reduces the Duke's anxiety while he is in Camera Obscura?
5. What is the setting like in Camera Obscura?
6. Why does just the presence of others reduce the loneliness the Duke feels?
7. Why does the Duke allow people to skate on the ice but protests to going on the ice with them?
8. What happens in Pin Hole Cave?
9. What can searching for clues outside of the home help the Duke do?
10. Why does the Duke's staff think he needs an escort while traveling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the Duke's mental state prior to learning about phrenology to his mental state after leaning about phrenology. Include your assessment of the importance of this discovery.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the idea of security. In particular, the Duke gains a sense of security with the map of his estate. Explore the reasoning behind this feeling and the impact it has on the Duke's desire to live a fuller life during his last days.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the Duke's reputation among the townspeople compared to his actual qualities. Consider how this dynamic serves to develop the characters of the Duke and the various townspeople he comes in contact with and discuss the possibility of the following: If the Duke was more social, do you think there would have been so many rumors about him? What does this say about human nature?
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