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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Merrick abandoned as a child?
(a) On the side of the road.
(b) On a church doorstep.
(c) In an orphanage.
(d) In a supermarket.

2. What is the name of Treves' supervisor at the hospital?
(a) Grop.
(b) Gomm.
(c) Grimm.
(d) Gary.

3. What is Treves' subject of choice in the hospital?
(a) Physiology.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Orthopedics.
(d) Psychology.

4. Which character does Gomm jokingly refer to as Jesus?
(a) Merrick.
(b) Treves.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) The Nurse.

5. How does Merrick react when he sees fellow freak-show performers being abused by their managers?
(a) He attacks the abuser.
(b) He ignores the abuse.
(c) He weeps silently to himself.
(d) He attempts to comfort the victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Treves use to show the audience the Elephant Man's deformities?

2. What does Treves say he would like to do with Merrick's life?

3. What is the name of the man who is responsible for The Elephant Man?

4. When Merrick is telling Treves about his life in the workhouse, which word does he repeat over and over and over, in reference to the beatings he received?

5. Which of the Elephant Man's features is described as being "perfectly formed"?

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