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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. How does Treves spread the word that he is searching for charitable donations to care for Merrick?
(a) In the newspaper.
(b) Through word of mouth.
(c) Over the radio.
(d) In a church bulletin.

2. What does Treves use to show the audience the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) Slides.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Medical charts.
(d) A plastic model.

3. Which meal is Merrick being served the first time the nurse comes to meet him?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Tea.

4. What does Treves tell Merrick is the one thing that will make him happy during his stay in the hospital?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Television.
(c) Books.
(d) Rules.

5. What name does Ross give two handicapped women whose heads rise to points?
(a) Eggheads.
(b) Pinheads.
(c) Football-heads.
(d) Coneheads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ross take Merrick to work after leaving London?

2. How much money has Merrick saved since starting work with Ross?

3. How does the caller treat The Elephant Man when calling him out of his tent?

4. How many policemen arrive in the streets and begin beating Ross and Merrick?

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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