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

2. What does Treves say the public believes about Merrick's medical condition?
(a) That Merrick's condition is a death sentence.
(b) That Merrick's condition is contagious.
(c) That Merrick's condition is curable.
(d) That Merrick's condition is self-inflicted.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Gomm jokingly refer to as Jesus?

2. What job has Treves come to fill at the hospital?

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

4. How long will Merrick be allowed to stay in the hospital with Treves?

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

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