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What did the creature wear over its head when Dr. Treves first saw it?(p. 2,3 )
It had a cloth over its head.
How did Merrick go to the hospital?(p.8 )
He went to the hospital in a cab.
"I would like to see him now. I have no time tomorrow."
said Dr. Treves.
After Merrick came back to London by himself, the police put him in “it” because people were afraid of him.
prison
This word means "very large and big".
enormous
Where did Dr. Treves first see the Elephant Man?(p.1)
In a shop near the London Hospital.
Where did the shopkeeper, Silcock, leave Merrick alone and take his money?(p.14)
In Belgium.
"I dropped his food on the floor and ran out. I was afraid. Is he very ill?"
said a new nurse in the hospital
I called him “ it ” because it was not a man or a woman like you or me.
Creature
to say that you’re going to do something in a very short time
soon
How much did Dr. Treves pay the shopkeeper to see the Elephant Man?
He paid Twelve pence to see the Elephant Man. (p.2)
After Merrick was laughed by people in the hospital, what would he like to live in? (p.18, 19)
He’d like to live in a lighthouse or a home for blind people.
"Here is a small Christmas present for you. I think it looks like me, doesn’t it?"
said Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra.
Merrick legs were very big and fat, and he had a bad back. He couldn’t walk far without “ it ”?
stick
It is "a place where people have to stay when they did something really bad, like breaking the law".
prison
Why could Merrick stay in the hospital?(p.14 )
The reader of The Times gave the hospital 5,000 pounds.
How many people were there in the box of the theater to watch the play with Merrick? (p.29)
There were three nurses in the front and Dr. Treves was behind.
"Can the readers of The Times help us?"
said the Chairman of the London Hospital, Mr. Carr Gomm
People began to read about Merrick in the newspapers, so he had lots of “them”. Everybody wanted to see him.
visitors
feel happy, great, joyful
pleased
Merrick could stay in the hospital and had many friends, but why did he think and play like a child?(p.29)
Because he couldn’t go out outside by himself like other people.
Why did Merrick die in bed? (p.36 )
He tried to sleep on his back like other people, but his heavy head came off the bed, and he broke his neck.
"We are all very sorry because Merrick is dead. A lot of people are going to remember him for a long time. There is some money left, so I’m going to give it to the hospital."
said Chairman of the London Hospital
The creature wore them, but no shirt on the top, and no shoes.
trousers
It is "the way you use when you speak to or about a king or queen"
Majesty