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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. While Treves and Merrick are talking, why does the porter enter Merrick's room?
2. How many policemen arrive in the streets and begin beating Ross and Merrick?
3. Which of the following adjectives does Mrs. Kendal use to describe how she imagines Merrick?
4. Which of the following animals knocked Merrick's mother over while she was visiting a circus?
5. How does Merrick describe his mother to Mrs. Kendal?
Short Essay Questions
1. During the one-on-one scene that each high society member has with the audience, what does the Princess of Wales think is the similarity between her husband and Treves?
2. How does Gomm greet the new hire, Treves?
3. Why does Merrick attempt to speak with Treves about the bible?
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. What argument about faith do the BIshop and Gomm get into over Merrick's medical treatment?
6. In his letter to the editor, what does Gomm say will happen to Merrick's finances?
7. What happens when Treves is finally enlightened and thinks of something worthwhile that he would like to print in the letter to the editor?
8. How does Mrs. Kendal feel about the model Merrick is working on?
9. How does Mrs. Kendal respond to Treves' proposal that she befriend Merrick?
10. During the dream, what does Gomm say about Treves that echoes back to his statements about Treves in the opening of the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dreams play an important role in creating themes throughout the novel. Choose two dreams that appeared in the play and describe what happened in each of them. Then, explain what each dream meant to the character who had them, and how the dream worked to create a theme in the play as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
The medical community in London has varying views on John Merrick and his condition. Choose two characters who provide opposite beliefs about John Merrick's condition and describe each side of their argument. How does the medical debate over John Merrick's condition culminate in the climax of the play?
Essay Topic 3
When Merrick was first introduced to the audience while he was working at the freak show, his speech was almost unintelligible. Throughout the course of the novel, however, that changed. Create a time line for Merrick's speech and explain how the growth of Merrick's speech affected the way the characters in the play, and the audience, related to him as a man, and how Merrick's speech mirrors his lifelong struggle to be understood.
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