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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. Lyman Sanderson ask Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Get ready to be admitted to the sanitarium.
(b) Recount the night's events.
(c) Pay for the drinks and Charlie's.
(d) Quit talking about Harvey.

2. What is Ruth Kelly's reaction to Elwood Dowd's story about Dr. William Chumley?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She seems to believe him.
(c) She seems shocked.
(d) She is indifferent.

3. In this scene, Dr. William Chumley and Judge Gaffney visit whom upstairs in the Dowd mansion?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) Veta Simmons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Elwood Dowd's story, after Dr. William Chumley was through with his argument he ______________.

2. Which character was selected to be the associate doctor at the sanitarium?

3. Who seems most concerned about the character that's gone missing at the outset of the scene?

4. How old is Elwood Dowd, approximately?

5. According to Judge Gaffney, what are some of Elwood Dowd's strong points?

(see the answer key)

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