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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 is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?

2. How do the police get a hold of Treves' contact information?

3. Which book did Merrick study as a child?

4. What does Mrs. Kendal do for a living?

5. What is The Elephant Man's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much money does Merrick save while working for Ross, and what happens to that savings?

2. Why does Ross come to visit Merrick in the hospital?

3. During Merrick's dream, why and how do the pinheads return?

4. In the letter to the editor, what does Treves add about Merrick?

5. During the dream, what does Gomm say about Treves that echoes back to his statements about Treves in the opening of the play?

6. During the dream, what statemtents does Gomm make about "good men" and what should happen to them?

7. In his discussion about Merrick's death, what argument does Treves make about the human condition?

8. Why does Lord John come begging for money from Treves?

9. What is the symbolism of the model church that Merrick is working toward completing?

10. How does Mrs. Kendal feel about the model Merrick is working on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Merrick's death has particular significance in that the pinheads were involved in it. Explain how the pinheads urged Merrick to his death and what the symbolic importance of the pinheads' involvement in the death is.

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

The church that Merrick is designing has huge symbolic significance in his life. Explain what the church represents both physically and spiritually to Merrick. Then, explain how the construction of the church mirrors the growth Merrick experiences throughout the course of the play.

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