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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Elwood Dowd say he and Harvey have adventures every night?
(a) In bars.
(b) The Dowd mansion's basement.
(c) The city.
(d) In a mystical land.

2. Throughout this scene, who remains adamant that Elwood Dowd be locked up in the sanitarium?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

3. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ruth Kelly about Dr. William Chumley's whereabouts?
(a) He is on a train to Pittsburgh.
(b) He is at the Dowd mansion.
(c) He is at Charlie's Place.
(d) He doesn't know where Dr. William Chumley is.

4. Where does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd that Harvey is located?
(a) At the sanitarium.
(b) In the mansion's bathtub.
(c) In the mansion's basement.
(d) At the mailbox across the road.

5. Where does this scene take place?
(a) The sanitarium.
(b) A field near town.
(c) The police station.
(d) The Dowd library.

6. Who seems most concerned about the character that's gone missing at the outset of the scene?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Ruth Kelly.

7. To whom is Myrtle Mae Simmons immediately attracted?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Judge Gaffney.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

8. What happens as Elwood Dowd talks to his sister on the phone?
(a) Elwood Dowd curses under his breath.
(b) Harvey arrives where Elwood Dowd is.
(c) Elwood Dowd hangs up in a panic.
(d) Harvey greets the people in the mansion.

9. Who says "A painting shows not only the reality but the dream behind it"?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

10. How does Elwood Dowd respond to Wilson's questions?
(a) Very abruptly.
(b) Evasively.
(c) Politely and calmly.
(d) Elwood Dowd does not respond.

11. According to Elwood Dowd's story, after Dr. William Chumley was through with his argument he ______________.
(a) Hit on a blond sitting nearby.
(b) Went on drinking.
(c) Played a game of darts.
(d) Lost a lot of money on a pool hustle.

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

13. What is Elwood Dowd's initial reaction upon seeing the parcel Myrtle Mae Simmons left?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is terrified.
(c) He is saddened.
(d) He is angry.

14. Where does Elwood Dowd say Dr. William Chumley found him?
(a) The post office.
(b) The local library.
(c) Charlie's Place.
(d) The Dowd mansion.

15. As the scene opens, who is talking on the phone?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Ruth Kelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons claim about living with her uncle?

2. Where does Dr. Lyman Sanderson take Elwood Dowd?

3. Upon learning where Elwood Dowd is, what does Dr. William Chumley do?

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

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

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