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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merrick find most envious about married men?
(a) That they do not have to sleep alone.
(b) That they can look at a woman every day.
(c) That they could have children.
(d) That they will always have homecooked dinners.

2. When Merrick was a child, from where did Ross rescue him?
(a) From a burning house.
(b) From an orphanage.
(c) From an abusive mother.
(d) From a wild river.

3. When visiting Merrick in the hospital, what does Ross propose?
(a) That he and Merrick work together once again.
(b) That he and Merrick move in together.
(c) That he and Treves have joint control over Merrick's future.
(d) That he and Treves start a new freak show.

4. How do Ross and Merrick part ways for the final time?
(a) Merrick decides to quit the freak show business.
(b) Ross abandons Merrick in the streets.
(c) Ross is jailed for abusing Merrick.
(d) Ross and Merrick part ways amicably.

5. Where does Ross take Merrick to work after leaving London?
(a) Borneo.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Budapest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merrick react to Mrs. Kendal's list of women who may be interested in seeing him?

2. How does Merrick describe his mother to Mrs. Kendal?

3. How do the pinheads describe the world that has been revealed to them since leaving the freak show?

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

5. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?

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