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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. When does Mr. Bird meet the Duke?

2. What does the Duke write about in the first part of his October 16th journal entry?

3. Based on the first chapter, "From His Grace's Journal to Mr. Bird's Account" what could be said about the Duke's mental health?

4. What is sensitive to the condition of the eternal flame?

5. When is Dr. Cox summoned to the Duke's estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Duke's imagination revealed with the soap bubbles in the laundry room sink?

3. Why is the Duke so horrified by Mr. Snow's appearance?

4. Who are the Duke's employees that add information in "From His Graces Journal to Mr. Bowen's Account?"

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

6. What does the Duke feel as he walks through the tunnel system?

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

8. What does the Duke think about when reminiscing about Fanny Adelaide?

9. What is the second part of the Duke's journal entry for October 16th?

10. Why does it seem that Mr. Bird does not mind the Duke's eccentricities?

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

A reader can look at this story in terms of milestones. Explore the various milestones during the last days of the Duke. Additionally, these milesstones each had a profound effect on the Duke. Analyze how these milestones served to either provide the Duke with information, change his thinking or mental state, or produce some other effect on the Duke.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Duke's discussion of going bald? This discussion is directly related to the theme of death. Explore how this discussion fits into this theme and offer suggestions for why the author chose this as one way to represent the theme of death.

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