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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During his argument with Merrick, what does Treves repeatedly ask him?
(a) If he is happy.
(b) If he is angry.
(c) If he is afraid.
(d) If he is stupid.

3. What did Lord John steal Merrick's money to do?
(a) Build a house.
(b) Purchase new medical equiptment.
(c) Travel around the world.
(d) Invest in the stocks.

4. Which of the following characters is knighted in the course of the play?
(a) Treves.
(b) Merrick.
(c) Gomm.
(d) The Bishop.

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

6. How is the nursing attendant related to the event happening outside of Merrick's window?
(a) It is a friend's sister.
(b) It is his brother.
(c) It is his father.
(d) It is his cousin.

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

8. What does Ross say he admires most about Merrick?
(a) Merrick's ability to make money.
(b) Merrick's ability to make people feel good about themselves.
(c) Merrick's ability to love through his hate.
(d) Merrick's ability to forgive those around him.

9. Who reads Treves the letter written after Merrick's death?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) Gomm.
(c) Mrs. Kendal.
(d) Mrs. Sandwich.

10. What is the general focus of the letter published after Merrick's death?
(a) Words of remembrance.
(b) Merrick's medical files.
(c) Finances.
(d) Funeral arrangements.

11. Whose wishes does Gomm hope to fulfill in his use of Merrick's money?
(a) Treves.
(b) The patients.
(c) The donors.
(d) Merrick.

12. What does Gomm claim Merrick has brought to the hospital along with esteem?
(a) Fear.
(b) Popularity.
(c) Money.
(d) Incurable diseases.

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

14. Which character intercedes with Lord John, telling him to stop begging for money?
(a) Merrick.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) Treves.
(d) Gomm.

15. Which event passes in front of Merrick's window as he is visiting with the nursing attendant?
(a) A baptism.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A graduation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Merrick most worried about now that he knows Lord John has stolen his money?

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

3. In Treves' dream where he is a "freak", who does he dream is the doctor?

4. What does Treves come running back into the room to say about Merrick?

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

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