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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. Who does Ross have to draw a contract with in order to show Merrick on the streets?
(a) The other traveling acts.
(b) The police.
(c) The schools.
(d) The neighborhood association.

2. To what city has Treves relocated at the beginning of the play?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dublin.

3. What does Mrs. Kendal do for a living?
(a) She is a seamstress.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She is an actress.
(d) She is a nurse.

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

5. Who shouts from the audience, interrupting Treves' lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) John Merrick.
(b) Treves' assistant.
(c) An off-stage voice.
(d) A woman in the front row.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Treves' supervisor think Treves can make as a fee per patient he sees?

2. When Treves arrives at the police station to pick up Merrick, what does Merrick beg Treves to do?

3. What name does Ross give two handicapped women whose heads rise to points?

4. Which of the following does Treves NOT accuse the caller of using to alter The Elephant Man's appearance?

5. 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?

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