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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. As the police are searching his belongings, what word does Merrick croak over and over?
(a) Heaven.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Hell.

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

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

4. Who shouts from the audience, interrupting Treves' lecture about the Elephant Man's deformities?
(a) A woman in the front row.
(b) An off-stage voice.
(c) Treves' assistant.
(d) John Merrick.

5. When Treves arrives at the police station to pick up Merrick, what does Merrick beg Treves to do?
(a) Leave him.
(b) Train him.
(c) Help him.
(d) Kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Treves' voice as he describes the Elephant Man to the audience during a lecture?

2. What new medical advance is Treves obsessed with gaining an edge on?

3. To what city has Treves relocated at the beginning of the play?

4. Which of the Elephant Man's features is described as being "perfectly formed"?

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

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