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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. Which word does Merrick repeat over and over on the train ride back to London?
(a) "Happy".
(b) "Sad".
(c) "Loved".
(d) "Robbed".

2. Which meal is Merrick being served the first time the nurse comes to meet him?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Tea.
(d) Lunch.

3. After exiting the train, who hands Merrick over to the police officers?
(a) The train passengers.
(b) Ross.
(c) Merrick turns himself in.
(d) The train's conductor.

4. While Treves and Merrick are talking, why does the porter enter Merrick's room?
(a) To sew Merrick some new clothes.
(b) To change Merrick's bedsheets.
(c) To take Merrick's dinner order.
(d) To look at Merrick's deformities.

5. What does Treves use to show the audience the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) A plastic model.
(b) Slides.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Medical charts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job has Treves come to fill at the hospital?

2. Which of the following best describes Treves' voice as he describes the Elephant Man to the audience during a lecture?

3. Where does Ross take Merrick to work after leaving London?

4. What is the name of Treves' supervisor at the hospital?

5. Why does Merrick claim to have left London?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merrick react to the news that he will be allowed an indefinite stay at the hospital?

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

3. During his analysis of Treves' body, what notes does Merrick make about Treves' left hand?

4. Who is Mrs. Sandwich?

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

6. How does Merrick react to the news that Lord John has stolen money from him?

7. How does Merrick sleep at night, and why?

8. What does Merrick despise about married men?

9. As Merrick is meeting with the Bishop, what discussion of Merrick's impending death do Gomm and Treves have?

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

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