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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 is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?
(a) Sewing his clothes.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Practicing the piano.
(d) Taking a bath.

2. After leaving Ross, how is Merrick treated by the fellow passengers on his train ride back to London?
(a) He is treated with kindness for the first time in his life.
(b) He is ignored completely.
(c) He is forced to answer embarrassing questions about his health.
(d) He is verbally and physically abused.

3. How much money has Merrick saved since starting work with Ross?
(a) Twenty-eight pounds.
(b) Forty-eight pounds.
(c) Fifty-eight pounds.
(d) Thirty-eight pounds.

4. Which character does Gomm jokingly refer to as Jesus?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) Merrick.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Treves.

5. Which of the following best describes Treves' voice as he describes the Elephant Man to the audience during a lecture?
(a) Dry.
(b) Animated.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following animals knocked Merrick's mother over while she was visiting a circus?

3. To what city has Treves relocated at the beginning of the play?

4. To what ward of the hospital does Merrick request to be moved to during his stay?

5. Which of the following characters believes that all humans are simply copies God has created?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Treves is finally enlightened and thinks of something worthwhile that he would like to print in the letter to the editor?

2. In the letter to the editor, what does Treves add about Merrick?

3. What does Treves tell Merrick about anesthetic and his patient who nearly didn't come out of it?

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

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

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

7. Why does Treves find himself having an emotional meltdown at the BIshop's feet after discussing Merrick's impending death?

8. How does Merrick feel about the attention he is receiving for his artistic abilities?

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

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

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