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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. William Chumley believe?
(a) He is able to see Harvey
(b) He is being followed.
(c) All responses are correct.
(d) He is beginning to understand Elwood Dowd.

2. What does Elwood Dowd do immediately upon arriving home?
(a) He picks up Myrtle Mae Simmons' package and runs outside with it.
(b) He sneaks down to the basement to be alone.
(c) He pours himself some liquor from the bottle hidden in the bookshelf.
(d) He makes a phone call to Betty Chumley.

3. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?
(a) He believes she is too eager to leave the sanitarium.
(b) He thinks her condition is very serious.
(c) He believes she cannot tell the truth.
(d) He believes that she has endured Elwood Dowd's insanity well.

4. What is Elwood Dowd's initial reaction upon seeing the parcel Myrtle Mae Simmons left?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is saddened.

5. Where has Wilson been searching for Elwood Dowd?
(a) The corridors of Chumley's Rest.
(b) Area bars.
(c) Under the stairwell.
(d) Local sporting events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty Chumley tell the sanitarium staff about Harvey?

2. What one word best sums up the type of humor in this scene?

3. Who is helping Dr. Lyman Sanderson pack his things?

4. What does Veta Simmons try to get Elwood Dowd to do?

5. What happens as Elwood Dowd talks to his sister on the phone?

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