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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique of remembering is successful for the Duke?
(a) Thinking backward.
(b) Writing things down.
(c) Recording his thoughts.
(d) Smells and sounds.

2. How does Mr. Grimshaw feel about the Duke keeping a graveyard for the horses?
(a) He thinks it is normal.
(b) He does not understand it.
(c) He disapproves of it.
(d) He is interested in it.

3. What does the building of the tunnels cause in the town?
(a) Envy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Gossip.

4. What is unique about this job from Mr. Bird's standpoint?
(a) He was paid triple.
(b) He was not paid.
(c) It was his smallest job.
(d) It is his largest job.

5. What gift does Mr. Bird give the Duke on October 22?
(a) A book.
(b) A coin.
(c) A horse.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Duke write about his grooming regime?

2. What does the Duke want built on his estate?

3. How does the Duke feel during his carriage rides through the tunnel system?

4. How does Mr. Bird feel about the rumors about the Duke?

5. How does Fanny Adelaide die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Based on the scene in the laundry room, how does Mrs. Pladger feel about the Duke?

6. What becomes more noticeable to the Duke as he ages?

7. Why is the Duke interested in one particular tree on his estate?

8. How does the Duke feel during his carriage rides?

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

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

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