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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Treves' voice as he describes the Elephant Man to the audience during a lecture?
(a) Dry.
(b) Animated.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Fearful.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ross do with all of Merrick's savings?

4. How does Merrick react when he sees fellow freak-show performers being abused by their managers?

5. Which word does Merrick repeat over and over on the train ride back to London?

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