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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. What does the interrupter state about the Elephant Man putting himself on display?
(a) That it is terrifying.
(b) That it is boring.
(c) That it is disgusting.
(d) That it is immoral.

2. Where does Treves first meet the Elephant Man?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) At a freak show.
(c) Clowning in a circus.
(d) At a carnival.

3. How does Merrick describe his mother to Mrs. Kendal?
(a) As angry.
(b) As afraid.
(c) As intelligent.
(d) As beautiful.

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

5. Which of the following animals knocked Merrick's mother over while she was visiting a circus?
(a) A zebra.
(b) A camel.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What art form is Merrick working on when Mrs. Kennedy arrives at his home for the first time?

2. What does The Princess of Wales call Merrick?

3. How many policemen arrive in the streets and begin beating Ross and Merrick?

4. What does Treves use to show the audience the Elephant Man's deformities?

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

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