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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Treves' subject of choice in the hospital?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Orthopedics.
(d) Physiology.

3. Which of the following best describes Treves' first conversation with Mrs. Kendal?
(a) Boring.
(b) Charming.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Depressing.

4. What does Treves say the public believes about Merrick's medical condition?
(a) That Merrick's condition is self-inflicted.
(b) That Merrick's condition is contagious.
(c) That Merrick's condition is curable.
(d) That Merrick's condition is a death sentence.

5. How many characters enter the stage to discuss the similarities they feel with Merrick?
(a) Four at a time.
(b) Two at a time.
(c) Three at a time.
(d) One at a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When visiting Merrick in the hospital, what does Ross propose?

2. What is the name of Treves' supervisor at the hospital?

3. What is Merrick doing during the time that Treves is interviewing the nurse?

4. After his argument with Merrick, what does Ross confess to him?

5. What did Treves' patient, who had a near death experience, tell her "heaven" was like?

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