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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. How long will Merrick be allowed to stay in the hospital with Treves?
(a) For nearly a year.
(b) As long as he likes.
(c) For one week only.
(d) For a few months, until funds run out.

2. After exiting the train, who hands Merrick over to the police officers?
(a) The train passengers.
(b) Merrick turns himself in.
(c) The train's conductor.
(d) Ross.

3. Which of the following Shakespearean plays is Mrs. Kendal performing in during the time she first meets Merrick?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Much Ado About Nothing.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. Where was Merrick abandoned as a child?
(a) On the side of the road.
(b) On a church doorstep.
(c) In an orphanage.
(d) In a supermarket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does Mrs. Kendal use to describe how she imagines Merrick?

2. 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?

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

4. How old was Merrick when his mother was attacked at the circus?

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

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