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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Treves argue that people feel when they see themselves reflected in Merrick?
(a) They feel confused.
(b) They feel afraid.
(c) They feel flattered.
(d) They feel amused.

2. During his analysis, which of the following words does Merrick use to describe Treves' condition?
(a) Isolated.
(b) Singular.
(c) Profound.
(d) Epidemic.

3. When Treves' wakes up from his dream, during which time Merrick was analyzing him, what does Merrick do to busy himself?
(a) He works on his model.
(b) He folds some laundry.
(c) He reads a book.
(d) He composes a letter.

4. When visiting Merrick in the hospital, what does Ross propose?
(a) That he and Merrick move in together.
(b) That he and Treves have joint control over Merrick's future.
(c) That he and Merrick work together once again.
(d) That he and Treves start a new freak show.

5. While Merrick is in his meeting with the Bishop, what are Gomm and Treves discussing in the next room?
(a) Merrick's death.
(b) Merrick's personal hygiene.
(c) Merrick's love life.
(d) Merrick's spirituality.

6. In the dream, what does Gomm say about "good men"?
(a) That they shouldn't be exploited.
(b) That he has met only one "good man" during the course of his life.
(c) That they should be exploited for their niavite.
(d) That they are exploited just as easily as nasty men.

7. How does Merrick react to Mrs. Kendal's list of women who may be interested in seeing him?
(a) He divides the list into two groups - the ones he would like to see and the ones he is not interested in.
(b) He is embarrassed at the suggestion.
(c) He rejects all of them.
(d) He decides to meet them all, one by one.

8. What does Treves believe has happened to Merrick as he has become more physically deformed?
(a) He has become more emotionally deformed.
(b) He has lost touch of what it means to be human.
(c) He has lost touch of his emotions.
(d) He has become more emotionally normal.

9. About what does Ross taunt Merrick when he knows he has lost the debate with him?
(a) Being unable to speak properly.
(b) Being terribly ugly.
(c) Being a charity case.
(d) Being with a woman.

10. What does Treves come running back into the room to say about Merrick?
(a) He never says anything.
(b) That Merrick was a monster.
(c) That Merrick was a man.
(d) That Merrick was a hero.

11. Which word is the nursing attendant struggling to remember when he leaves Merrick's room abruptly?
(a) Elongate.
(b) Eternal.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Arbitrary.

12. What warning does Gomm give to Treves after Lord John is removed from the hospital?
(a) That Lord John is a very dangerous man.
(b) To make better friends.
(c) Not to tell anyone about these dealings.
(d) That Merrick is losing his money, fast.

13. Which word finished Treves' statement about the human condition, " To become more ________ is to die"?
(a) Normal.
(b) Alive.
(c) Human.
(d) Aware.

14. Which of the following characters is NOT involved in the conversation about Merrick's missing money?
(a) Merrick.
(b) Lord John.
(c) Gomm.
(d) Treves.

15. Which of the following elements does Merrick note in Treves' character while he is examining him?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following objects does Treves compare Merrick when speaking to the Bishop?

2. What does Treves bitterly state might happen to Merrick while he is in his meeting with the Bishop?

3. Which character arrives, saying there is news about Lord John in the newspapers?

4. When Merrick was a child, from where did Ross rescue him?

5. How is the nursing attendant related to the event happening outside of Merrick's window?

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