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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. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

2. What does Elwood do before leaving the scene again?
(a) Tips his hat to the mantle.
(b) Grabs a handful of peanuts from a bowl.
(c) Makes another phone call.
(d) Tips his hat to the portrait.

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

4. Who does Elwood Dowd say that Harvey would like?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Ruth Kelly.
(c) Betty Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

5. Where does Dr. Lyman Sanderson take Elwood Dowd?
(a) To the Dowd mansion.
(b) To Charlie's Place.
(c) To a padded cell.
(d) Upstairs in the sanitarium.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. Lyman Sanderson about the name Harvey?

3. What does Ruth Kelly ask Elwood Dowd when she first sees him in this scene?

4. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?

5. What does Dr. William Chumley do to Dr. Lyman Sanderson when he finds out they admitted the wrong patient?

(see the answer key)

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