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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Elwood Dowd discuss the details of the book he picked from the bookshelf?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Veta Simmons.
(c) Ethel Chauvenet.
(d) Harvey.

2. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?
(a) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.

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

4. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?
(a) The massage room.
(b) The sauna.
(c) Solitary confinement.
(d) The hydro tub.

5. What is the name of the orderly in Chumley's rest?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Dr. Saul Rubinek.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?

2. What form does Harvey take?

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

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

5. What words appear at the bottom of the page that Wilson is reading when the scene ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Lyman Sanderson mortified when he learns that Elwood Dowd has been sent upstairs at the sanitarium?

2. Describe Elwood Dowd's feelings toward Ruth Kelly.

3. Why do you think Elwood Dowd invites Mrs. Greenawalt, a telemarketer, to his sister's party?

4. What does Elwood Dowd keep trying to do over and over again, only to be interrupted?

5. How does Myrtle Mae Simmons feel about her uncle?

6. Describe Elwood Dowd.

7. How do Ruth Kelly and Dr. Lyman Sanderson interact throughout this scene? What does this reveal about their relationship.

8. What do we learn about Elwood Dowd in this first scene of the play?

9. Why does Veta Simmons ask her daughter to be especially nice to Ethel Chauvenet?

10. What does Veta Simmons tell Dr. Lyman Sanderson that makes him think she's the crazy one?

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