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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Merrick's body is Mrs.Kendal most interested in?
(a) His hands.
(b) His genitals.
(c) His brain.
(d) His face.

2. What does Merrick hope to do with his life if he ever gains normal mobility?
(a) Become a swimmer.
(b) Become a dancer.
(c) Become an architect.
(d) Become a pilot.

3. Who shouts from the audience, interrupting Treves' lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) An off-stage voice.
(b) A woman in the front row.
(c) Treves' assistant.
(d) John Merrick.

4. Where does Treves first meet the Elephant Man?
(a) At a freak show.
(b) At a carnival.
(c) Clowning in a circus.
(d) In the hospital.

5. How does Merrick describe his mother to Mrs. Kendal?
(a) As beautiful.
(b) As angry.
(c) As intelligent.
(d) As afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the police get a hold of Treves' contact information?

2. What does Mrs. Kendal do for a living?

3. What does Treves tell Merrick is the one thing that will make him happy during his stay in the hospital?

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes Merrick's compliments to Mrs. Kendal?

5. After exiting the train, who hands Merrick over to the police officers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the pinheads involved in Merrick's death?

2. How does Treves describe the Elephant Man to his audience during his first lecture?

3. Why is the porter fired from working at the hospital?

4. What is the reaction to Mrs. Kendal's nudity in Merrick's room?

5. During his analysis of Treves' body, what realization does Merrick make about Treves' head?

6. How does Merrick respond to Ross' unexpected visit?

7. What sales pitch does Ross use to entice passersby into the Elephant Man's tent?

8. What does Merrick despise about married men?

9. What happens when Ross attempts to negotiate Merrick's exhibition with the Belgian police?

10. Which high society members come to visit with Merrick during the height of his popularity, what types of gifts do they leave for him?

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