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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. While Treves and Merrick are talking, why does the porter enter Merrick's room?
(a) To sew Merrick some new clothes.
(b) To look at Merrick's deformities.
(c) To take Merrick's dinner order.
(d) To change Merrick's bedsheets.

2. After leaving Ross, how is Merrick treated by the fellow passengers on his train ride back to London?
(a) He is treated with kindness for the first time in his life.
(b) He is ignored completely.
(c) He is verbally and physically abused.
(d) He is forced to answer embarrassing questions about his health.

3. How does the caller treat The Elephant Man when calling him out of his tent?
(a) Abusively.
(b) Apathetically.
(c) With fear.
(d) With kindness.

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?
(a) Bang.
(b) Ouch.
(c) Boom.
(d) Crash.

5. What does Treves tell Merrick is the one thing that will make him happy during his stay in the hospital?
(a) Television.
(b) Rules.
(c) Books.
(d) Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city has Treves relocated at the beginning of the play?

2. Where was Merrick abandoned as a child?

3. What does the interrupter state about the Elephant Man putting himself on display?

4. How do the police get a hold of Treves' contact information?

5. Where does Treves first meet the Elephant Man?

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