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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. How many limbs did Spencer believe some minotaurs might have had?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

2. What became Elise’s nickname during the time the Blacks traveled with the carnival?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Miss Priss.
(c) Momma El.
(d) Mother Elise.

3. What did Spencer believe was ruined as he dissected the fawn-child?
(a) Stamina.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Nerves.
(d) Fortitude.

4. What was it about the fawn-child that made it look like a fawn?
(a) Hooves.
(b) Hair and nubs like horns.
(c) Knees bent the wrong way.
(d) Ears.

5. When was Samuel born?
(a) July 11, 1886.
(b) April 12, 1885.
(c) May 3, 1884.
(d) November 4, 1883.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Spencer’s caravan parked while he and his son created creatures for his show?

2. In Chapter 6, where did the dining room of an exclusive dinner club get destroyed because of Spencer’s actions?

3. How many heads did the chimaera have?

4. In Chapter 6, where was the lizard-woman from?

5. Where did Spencer take his show at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spencer describe the fawn-child?

2. What procedure did Spencer follow to dissect the fawn-child?

3. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe Alphonse’s growth?

4. What happened to Samuel?

5. What was the sphinx like?

6. How did Spencer treat Miriam Helmer?

7. How was the Minotaur different from the satyr?

8. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe most sideshows at carnivals?

9. What happened in Budapest in 1901?

10. What did Spencer decide to do for a living after he could no longer work at the academy?

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