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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. What does Treves' supervisor state that Treves needs to increase in order to keep everyone happy?
(a) His own salary.
(b) The amount of surgeries he can perform.
(c) His list of patients.
(d) The hospital's reputation.

2. What job has Treves come to fill at the hospital?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Lecturer.

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

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

5. How much does Treves' supervisor think Treves can make as a fee per patient he sees?
(a) Ten guineas.
(b) One hundred guineas.
(c) One thousand guineas.
(d) Fifty guineas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Shakespearean plays is Mrs. Kendal performing in during the time she first meets Merrick?

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

3. To what ward of the hospital does Merrick request to be moved to during his stay?

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

5. What is the name of Treves' supervisor at the hospital?

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