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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. What is the name of the Prince of Wales' seat at the theater?
(a) The Guilded Box.
(b) The Royal Box.
(c) The Golden Box.
(d) The King's Box.

2. Which of the following characters does NOT make a comparison to Merrick?
(a) Mrs.Kendal.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) Gomm.
(d) The Conductor.

3. Which of the following best describes the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) Minimal.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Extensive.
(d) Surgically correctable.

4. Why does everyone find Merrick's artwork so amazing?
(a) Because he cannot stand up straight to work.
(b) Because he has no real reference to the outside world.
(c) Because he completes it with only one hand.
(d) Because he is almost blind.

5. What job has Treves come to fill at the hospital?
(a) Lecturer.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Psychiatrist.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters enter the stage to discuss the similarities they feel with Merrick?

2. What is Merrick building a model of in his hospital room?

3. Which character does Gomm jokingly refer to as Jesus?

4. How does Treves react to Mrs. Kendal's probing questions about Merrick's anatomy?

5. How is the porter treated by Gomm after visiting Merrick's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Ross and Merrick's argument about returning to work together, how do the two men taunt each other?

2. How does Treves describe the Elephant Man to his audience during his first lecture?

3. Who is Mrs. Kendal?

4. What does Merrick despise about married men?

5. What information about his mother does Merrick give to Mrs. Kendal upon their first meeting?

6. Why does Treves find himself having an emotional meltdown at the BIshop's feet after discussing Merrick's impending death?

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

8. How does the Bishop feel about his prayer sessions with Merrick, and what is Treves' response to the Bishop's claim?

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

10. How much money does Merrick save while working for Ross, and what happens to that savings?

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