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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. After Mrs. Kendal leaves, how does Merrick respond to their first meeting?
(a) He begins to smile.
(b) He begins to sob.
(c) He begins to laugh.
(d) He begins to shout.

2. Which of the following adjectives does Mrs. Kendal use to describe how she imagines Merrick?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Sad.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Artistic.

3. How do the police get a hold of Treves' contact information?
(a) One of the police officers knows Treves' father.
(b) They look him up in the directory.
(c) John Merrick tells them his phone number.
(d) From his business card.

4. How do Ross and Merrick part ways for the final time?
(a) Ross is jailed for abusing Merrick.
(b) Merrick decides to quit the freak show business.
(c) Ross abandons Merrick in the streets.
(d) Ross and Merrick part ways amicably.

5. What name does Ross give two handicapped women whose heads rise to points?
(a) Eggheads.
(b) Pinheads.
(c) Football-heads.
(d) Coneheads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Merrick claim to have left London?

2. After Merrick is handed over to the police, what do they search his belongings for?

3. How many policemen arrive in the streets and begin beating Ross and Merrick?

4. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?

5. What is the name of the nurse who Treves interviews to care for Merrick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Merrick attempt to speak with Treves about the bible?

2. How much money does Merrick save while working for Ross, and what happens to that savings?

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

4. Who is Mrs. Sandwich?

5. In what ways does role reversal come into play when Treves has a dream about the freak show?

6. During the dream, what does Gomm say about Treves that echoes back to his statements about Treves in the opening of the play?

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

8. Why does Lord John come begging for money from Treves?

9. During the dream, what statemtents does Gomm make about "good men" and what should happen to them?

10. Why has Treves moved to London?

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