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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Merrick might collapse if he laid down to sleep at night?
(a) His lungs.
(b) His spine.
(c) His windpipe.
(d) His ribcage.

2. Who does Merrick attempt to speak with about his readings in the bible?
(a) Mrs. Kendal.
(b) Treves.
(c) Gomm.
(d) Ross.

3. In the dream, what does Gomm call Treves in response to Merrick's payment offer?
(a) He calls Treves a valuable investment.
(b) He calls Treves a one-man moral swamp.
(c) He calls Treves a man of honor.
(d) He cals Treves a black hole.

4. When Merrick was a child, from where did Ross rescue him?
(a) From a wild river.
(b) From an orphanage.
(c) From an abusive mother.
(d) From a burning house.

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

6. What emotion does Merrick attribute to Treves' left hand and the way it covers his body?
(a) Fear.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Hope.
(d) Control.

7. In Treves' dream where he is a "freak", who does he dream is the doctor?
(a) Merrick.
(b) Mrs. Kendal.
(c) Ross.
(d) Gomm.

8. What does Merrick find most envious about married men?
(a) That they do not have to sleep alone.
(b) That they could have children.
(c) That they will always have homecooked dinners.
(d) That they can look at a woman every day.

9. In the letter, what does Gomm thank the newspaper for?
(a) Printing the letters that led to the financial donations.
(b) Taking interest in such a lowly case as Merrick's.
(c) Giving a voice to all the disabled people in the world.
(d) Supporting the hosptial, and therefore, London.

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

11. How do the pinheads describe the world that has been revealed to them since leaving the freak show?
(a) As indecent.
(b) As terrifying.
(c) As full of sorrow.
(d) As glorious.

12. What maddens Merrick about some married men?
(a) The fact that some men also take mistresses.
(b) The fact that some are stingy with their money.
(c) The fact that some are alcoholics.
(d) The fact that some beat their wives.

13. To whom does Lord John return, begging for more money?
(a) Gomm.
(b) Merrick.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Treves.

14. What do the pinheads encourage Merrick to do, resulting in his death?
(a) Hold his breath.
(b) Lie on his back.
(c) Drink a bottle of poison.
(d) Press his pillow to his face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During his analysis, which of the following words does Merrick use to describe Treves' condition?

2. What is Merrick doing with the Bishop while Treves and Gomm are having a private discussion?

3. During his analysis of Treves, what does Merrick decide Treves is completely unable to feel?

4. What reason does Treves give the audience for not wanting Mrs. Kendal to return to the hospital?

5. How much does Merrick say he is willing to pay in order to have a visit with Treves during the dream?

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