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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Treves reading when Merrick comes to speak with him about death?

2. Which part of Merrick's name is printed incorrectly in the letter?

3. Which of the following elements does Merrick note in Treves' character while he is examining him?

4. To whom does Lord John return, begging for more money?

5. In the dream, what does Gomm call Treves in response to Merrick's payment offer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Each of the scenes within the play has its own title. Choose two scenes with particularly memorable titles and explain what themes were presented in that scene. As a reader, how do the scene titles function within the text of the play as a whole?

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