View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Merrick consider his best friend, and the one visitor whose time he most appreciates?

2. Who shouts from the audience, interrupting Treves' lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities?

3. Why does everyone find Merrick's artwork so amazing?

4. How does Treves spread the word that he is searching for charitable donations to care for Merrick?

5. Where does Merrick stay while the Bishop is speaking with Treves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the pinheads treated by their manager?

2. How is Treves' first lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities interrupted?

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

4. How does Treves handle the process of interviewing and hiring a nurse to care for Merrick?

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

6. What does Merrick despise about married men?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because the Elephant Man was such an oddity in the world, many people stood to profit from him. Choose two characters who profited from their relationship with John Merrick in the play, and then discuss how each of these characters treated the Elephant Man throughout the course of their relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Toward the end of his life, Merrick becomes almost obsessed with reading the bible and some of the passages in it. Describe Merrick's relationship with the bible and explain why he rereads the same passages over and over. Finally, explain what two of the passages from the bible that Merrick reads mean to him during his life, while he is alive.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in the play seem to feel a moral obligation to care for Merrick. This moral obligation could arise from religious views or other personality traits. Choose two characters who feel drawn to care for Merrick and explain the reasons behind their moral obligations. How does this obligation affect each of the character's relationships with the man they first set out to help?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 971 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample