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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many policemen arrive in the streets and begin beating Ross and Merrick?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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 forced to answer embarrassing questions about his health.
(c) He is ignored completely.
(d) He is verbally and physically abused.

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

4. How does Merrick describe his mother to Mrs. Kendal?
(a) As beautiful.
(b) As angry.
(c) As afraid.
(d) As intelligent.

5. How old was Merrick when his mother was attacked at the circus?
(a) He was in utero.
(b) He was an infant.
(c) He was a teenager.
(d) He was a toddler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Treves say the public believes about Merrick's medical condition?

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

3. How much does Treves' supervisor think Treves can make as a fee per patient he sees?

4. What is The Elephant Man's real name?

5. Where does Treves first meet the Elephant Man?

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