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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. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Practicing the piano.
(c) Sewing his clothes.
(d) Sleeping.

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

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

4. While Treves and Merrick are talking, why does the porter enter Merrick's room?
(a) To change Merrick's bedsheets.
(b) To sew Merrick some new clothes.
(c) To look at Merrick's deformities.
(d) To take Merrick's dinner order.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Merrick stay while the Bishop is speaking with Treves?

2. What does Treves say the public believes about Merrick's medical condition?

3. How do Ross and Merrick part ways for the final time?

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

5. How does the nurse react to Merrick the first time she sees him?

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