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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?
(a) He is interrupted each time.
(b) He is ignored.
(c) He is laughed at.
(d) He is asked to leave.

2. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?
(a) The hydro tub.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) The sauna.
(d) The massage room.

3. How is Elwood Dowd dressed when we first see him?
(a) In a military officer's dress uniform.
(b) In a hat and raincoat.
(c) In a floral shirt and cargo shorts.
(d) In a business suit.

4. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he can't be normal like her mother.
(b) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.
(c) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.
(d) Why he isn't in show business.

5. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ethel Chauvenet when she reacts to his casual conversation with his invisible friend?
(a) That all their lives are in danger if Harvey is not appeased.
(b) That Harvey favors her and will bless her home.
(c) Not to be alarmed.
(d) She better be good or Harvey will get her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veta Simmons confess to Dr. Lyman Sanderson about Harvey?

2. What is Veta Simmons' reaction to Elwood Dowd's "friend"?

3. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?

4. What reason does the nurse, Ruth Kelly, give to Dr. Lyman Sanderson for wanting the two of them to join Elwood Dowd for drinks later that night?

5. How do the employees of the sanitarium regard Dr. William Chumley?

(see the answer key)

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