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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Treves' first conversation with Mrs. Kendal?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Charming.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Boring.

2. How does the nurse react to Merrick the first time she sees him?
(a) She gives him a hug.
(b) She shakes his hand and says that she is happy to meet him.
(c) She sits and stares at him silently.
(d) She screams and runs out of the room.

3. Which of the following philosophers said that the world "is an illusion and the work of an artist is simply an illusion of an illusion"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Sopphocles.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Pluto.

4. Which character does Gomm jokingly refer to as Jesus?
(a) Treves.
(b) Merrick.
(c) The Nurse.
(d) The Bishop.

5. Which of the following best describes the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) Minimal.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Surgically correctable.
(d) Extensive.

6. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Sewing his clothes.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Practicing the piano.

7. Which of the following adjectives does Mrs. Kendal use to describe how she imagines Merrick?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Sad.

8. After the police beating, what does Ross tell Merrick that he "stinks of"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Failure.
(c) Urine.
(d) Fear.

9. What is the name of the Prince of Wales' seat at the theater?
(a) The Royal Box.
(b) The Guilded Box.
(c) The King's Box.
(d) The Golden Box.

10. How do the police get a hold of Treves' contact information?
(a) One of the police officers knows Treves' father.
(b) They look him up in the directory.
(c) From his business card.
(d) John Merrick tells them his phone number.

11. Why does Merrick claim to have left London?
(a) To get an education.
(b) To make more money.
(c) To find a wife.
(d) To leave the "freak-show" business.

12. When Treves arrives at the police station to pick up Merrick, what does Merrick beg Treves to do?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Help him.
(c) Train him.
(d) Leave him.

13. What does Mrs. Kendal call Merrick after she sees the model he is working on?
(a) A fool.
(b) A genuis.
(c) A savant.
(d) An artist.

14. Where does Treves first meet the Elephant Man?
(a) Clowning in a circus.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) At a carnival.
(d) At a freak show.

15. What does The Princess of Wales call Merrick?
(a) The Elephant Guy.
(b) That Elephant Bloke.
(c) The Elephant Man.
(d) That Elephant Thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Treves' voice as he describes the Elephant Man to the audience during a lecture?

2. What does Treves' supervisor state that Treves needs to increase in order to keep everyone happy?

3. What is Treves' subject of choice in the hospital?

4. Where does Ross take Merrick to work after leaving London?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Merrick's compliments to Mrs. Kendal?

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