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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Kendal do for a living?
2. How does Treves react to Mrs. Kendal's probing questions about Merrick's anatomy?
3. Why does Merrick claim to have left London?
4. What art form is Merrick working on when Mrs. Kennedy arrives at his home for the first time?
5. Who keeps track of all the gifts Merrick receives from his admirers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Merrick react to the news that Lord John has stolen money from him?
2. In his letter to the editor, what does Gomm say will happen to Merrick's finances?
3. During the dream, what does Gomm say about Treves that echoes back to his statements about Treves in the opening of the play?
4. How does Treves describe the Elephant Man to his audience during his first lecture?
5. How does Merrick feel about the attention he is receiving for his artistic abilities?
6. What argument about faith do the BIshop and Gomm get into over Merrick's medical treatment?
7. What information about his mother does Merrick give to Mrs. Kendal upon their first meeting?
8. After Merrick has returned to his room, what does Treves divulge to the audience about his emotions in sending Mrs. Kendal away?
9. Why is the porter fired from working at the hospital?
10. What happens when Ross attempts to negotiate Merrick's exhibition with the Belgian police?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Treves first meets the Elephant Man he is completely unappreciated in his profession. Describe the conditions the Elephant Man was living in at the time he first met Treves, and why he was so willing to let Treves take him away for a physical inspection.
Essay Topic 2
Merrick's death has particular significance in that the pinheads were involved in it. Explain how the pinheads urged Merrick to his death and what the symbolic importance of the pinheads' involvement in the death is.
Essay Topic 3
The Elephant Man is described in the first few scenes of the play as having extreme deformities, which Treves describes at great detail for his audience. Briefly describe the deformities that the Elephant Man suffers from and why he received the nickname that he did.
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