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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 Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Wait in the parlor.
(b) Get out of her house.
(c) Help in the kitchen.
(d) Quit playing games.

2. What seems to be the main obstacle for Veta Simmons' full acceptance by the town's society folk?
(a) The family's lack of money.
(b) Elwood Dowd and his imaginary friend.
(c) The family's home is not up to par.
(d) The criminal record of Myrtle Mae Simmons.

3. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?
(a) A long-lost friend.
(b) The IRS.
(c) The Society Editor of the local paper.
(d) The Reader's Digest clearinghouse.

4. Where was Harvey when Elwood Dowd first met him?
(a) Leaning against a white lamp post.
(b) In the Dowd mansion.
(c) By a river.
(d) At Chumley's Rest.

5. What observation does Myrtle Mae Simmons make about her mother in relation to her uncle, Elwood Dowd?
(a) That she is too nice to Elwood Dowd and should shun him.
(b) That she is too sympathetic to Elwood Dowd's friend, Harvey.
(c) That she is a good cook and party hostess.
(d) That Veta Simmons is no match for Elwood Dowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask Elwood Dowd to do?

2. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?

3. After several drinks, with whom did Dr. William Chumley get into an argument over who should pay?

4. What kind of advice does Dr. Lyman Sanderson give Ruth Kelly?

5. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ruth Kelly about Dr. William Chumley's whereabouts?

(see the answer key)

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