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

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

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

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

5. After Merrick is handed over to the police, what do they search his belongings for?
(a) Illegal substances.
(b) Weapons.
(c) His ID.
(d) Stolen money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who is responsible for The Elephant Man?

2. What is The Elephant Man's real name?

3. As the police are searching his belongings, what word does Merrick croak over and over?

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

5. Which of the following best describes the Elephant Man's deformities?

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