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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. How much money has Merrick saved since starting work with Ross?
2. Which of the following members of royalty makes an appearance in Merrick's hospital room?
3. What is the name of the man who is responsible for The Elephant Man?
4. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?
5. What does Treves think is happening to Merrick's physical condition the more he is accepted into normal society?
Short Essay Questions
1. What insight does Merrick have about the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
2. As Merrick is meeting with the Bishop, what discussion of Merrick's impending death do Gomm and Treves have?
3. In his letter to the editor, what does Gomm say will happen to Merrick's finances?
4. Why does Lord John come begging for money from Treves?
5. Which high society members come to visit with Merrick during the height of his popularity, what types of gifts do they leave for him?
6. What sales pitch does Ross use to entice passersby into the Elephant Man's tent?
7. How much money does Merrick save while working for Ross, and what happens to that savings?
8. After Merrick has returned to his room, what does Treves divulge to the audience about his emotions in sending Mrs. Kendal away?
9. How does Treves assure that Merrick can stay in the hospital as long as he desires?
10. How does Merrick spend the few moments directly before he dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Merrick was first introduced to the audience while he was working at the freak show, his speech was almost unintelligible. Throughout the course of the novel, however, that changed. Create a time line for Merrick's speech and explain how the growth of Merrick's speech affected the way the characters in the play, and the audience, related to him as a man, and how Merrick's speech mirrors his lifelong struggle to be understood.
Essay Topic 2
Merrick's beliefs about God and art seem to coincide with one another as he views everything as imitations. Briefly describe Merrick's opinions about God, and then briefly describe Merrick's opinions about art, particularly his own. Then, explain how Merrick's beliefs of God and art are intrinsically connected to his opinions about imitation.
Essay Topic 3
Dreams play an important role in creating themes throughout the novel. Choose two dreams that appeared in the play and describe what happened in each of them. Then, explain what each dream meant to the character who had them, and how the dream worked to create a theme in the play as a whole.
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