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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What advice does the Bishop give to Merrick in his hopes of finding a woman?
(a) He tells Merrick to forget about such foolish ideas.
(b) He tells Merrick that he will help any way he can.
(c) He tells Merrick that any woman would be lucky to have him.
(d) He tells Merrick that women will be afraid of him.

4. Which character arrives, saying there is news about Lord John in the newspapers?
(a) Mrs. Kendal.
(b) Walsham How.
(c) Fredrick Treves.
(d) Merrick.

5. How does Treves feel about his profession making people well?
(a) He feels frustrated.
(b) He feels entitled.
(c) He feels proud.
(d) He feels afraid.

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

7. What is Merrick doing with the Bishop while Treves and Gomm are having a private discussion?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) Praying.
(d) Working on the model.

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

9. Where does the Bishop suggest Treves look for comfort in his confusions about his profession?
(a) In God.
(b) In the church.
(c) In his fellow man.
(d) In the bible.

10. What new medical advance is Treves obsessed with gaining an edge on?
(a) Skin graphs.
(b) Organ donation.
(c) Anesthetic.
(d) Brain surgery.

11. While Treves is sleeping, what part about him does Merrick analyze?
(a) His soul.
(b) His body.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His medical journals.

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

13. How does the Bishop feel about his prayer sessions with Merrick?
(a) He finds them very moving.
(b) He finds them boring.
(c) He finds them troublesome.
(d) He finds them terrifying.

14. When Ross visits Merrick in the hospital, what does he ask him for?
(a) Advice.
(b) More money.
(c) Directions.
(d) Forgiveness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Merrick say that he cannot forgive Ross?

2. When Treves' wakes up from his dream, during which time Merrick was analyzing him, what does Merrick do to busy himself?

3. What does Gomm claim Merrick has brought to the hospital along with esteem?

4. What did Treves' patient, who had a near death experience, tell her "heaven" was like?

5. Who does Merrick attempt to speak with about his readings in the bible?

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