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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. When Treves arrives at the police station to pick up Merrick, what does Merrick beg Treves to do?
(a) Train him.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Help him.
(d) Kill him.

2. To what ward of the hospital does Merrick request to be moved to during his stay?
(a) The deaf unit.
(b) The amputee unit.
(c) The blind unit.
(d) The comatose unit.

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

4. What is Merrick attempting to portray in his artistic rendering?
(a) A face.
(b) A church.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A flower.

5. After the police beating, what does Ross tell Merrick that he "stinks of"?
(a) Urine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Failure.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shouts from the audience, interrupting Treves' lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities?

2. While Treves and Merrick are talking, why does the porter enter Merrick's room?

3. What does the caller state is the only thing more painful to The Elephant Man than his physical deformities?

4. After leaving Ross, how is Merrick treated by the fellow passengers on his train ride back to London?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Merrick's compliments to Mrs. Kendal?

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