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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prince of Wales admire most in Treves?
(a) His patience.
(b) His academic knowledge.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His rugby skills.

2. Which meal is Merrick being served the first time the nurse comes to meet him?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Tea.
(d) Dinner.

3. Which of the following words does Mrs. Kendal use to describe Merrick's insights into life and love?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Misinformed.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Brilliant.

4. Why does Treves think Mrs. Kendal might be a good friend for Merrick?
(a) Because she is blind.
(b) Because she has expressed a desire to meet Merrick for herself.
(c) Because she knows how to hide her true emotions.
(d) Because she is equally as lonely.

5. What does Mrs. Kendal call Merrick after she sees the model he is working on?
(a) A fool.
(b) A savant.
(c) An artist.
(d) A genuis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the caller treat The Elephant Man when calling him out of his tent?

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

3. Which of the following philosophers said that the world "is an illusion and the work of an artist is simply an illusion of an illusion"?

4. When Treves arrives at the police station to pick up Merrick, what does Merrick beg Treves to do?

5. What are the pinheads doing when they arrive to Merrick's bedside before he dies?

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