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

2. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?
(a) Dr. William Chumley.
(b) Ethel Chauvenet.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) The plumber.

3. Who are discussing the treatment to be given to Veta Simmons?
(a) Dr. William Chumley, Wilson, and Ruth Kelly.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson, Wilson, and Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Dr. William Chumley, Myrtle Mae Simmons, and Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. William Chumley, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and Ruth Kelly.

4. How old is Elwood Dowd, approximately?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fifty-three.
(d) Forty-seven.

5. What is Veta Simmons' reaction whenever Elwood Dowd's invisible friend's name is mentioned?
(a) She giggles and goes back to her business.
(b) She refers to her invisible friend by name.
(c) She sighs and flops down in a chair.
(d) She becomes angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the sanitarium staff, who entered the sanitarium with Elwood Dowd?

2. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.

3. According to Elwood Dowd, what exactly IS his invisible friend?

4. What is the name of the main character's invisible friend?

5. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?

(see the answer key)

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