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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 spine.
(b) His windpipe.
(c) His lungs.
(d) His ribcage.

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

3. What are the pinheads doing when they arrive to Merrick's bedside before he dies?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Cackling.
(d) Singing.

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

5. What is Merrick most worried about now that he knows Lord John has stolen his money?
(a) That he will no longer be able to stay in the hospital.
(b) That his high society friends will no longer love him.
(c) That Mrs. Kendal views him as a failure.
(d) That Treves is disappointed in him.

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

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

8. What does Merrick say to Treves about Mrs. Kendal's nudity after she leaves the hospital?
(a) He says it was not what he expected.
(b) He says nothing.
(c) He says a woman's body is like a flower.
(d) He says it was the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.

9. In Treves' dream where he is a "freak", what does Merrick say is his reasoning for wanting to visit with him?
(a) To befriend him.
(b) To kill him.
(c) To save him.
(d) To examine him.

10. During his analysis of Treves, what does Merrick decide Treves is completely unable to reach in his relationships with other people?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Equality.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

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

14. What does Merrick insinuate is collecting on his neck, making it unbearable for him to sleep normally?
(a) Other people's dreams.
(b) Tumors.
(c) His own sorrow.
(d) Broken promises.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the general focus of the letter published after Merrick's death?

4. Which word is the nursing attendant struggling to remember when he leaves Merrick's room abruptly?

5. To whom does Lord John return, begging for more money?

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