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

2. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?
(a) That he would like her to meet Harvey.
(b) That he was in love with her.
(c) That he attended the cocktail party and didn't see her there.
(d) That he was ready to turn himself in to the sanitarium.

3. How does Judge Gaffney feel about Elwood Dowd being locked up in the sanitarium?
(a) He feels vindicated.
(b) He feels bad about it.
(c) He is relieved that Elwood Dowd is finally getting some help.
(d) He is amused.

4. Veta Simmons informs Dr. William Chumley that she knows where Elwood Dowd is. Where is he?
(a) He's in the mansion's basement.
(b) He's at the sanitarium.
(c) He's waiting at the bus stop.
(d) He's at Charlie's Place.

5. How did Harvey receive his name, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Harvey let Elwood Dowd pick the name.
(b) Harvey was given his name by a higher power.
(c) Harvey told Elwood Dowd what his name was.
(d) The name was drawn at random from a hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harvey look like, according to this scene?

2. What does Veta Simmons tell Dr. William Chumley about her brother, Elwood Dowd?

3. What does Veta Simmons believe is protecting her brother?

4. Who enters with a bouquet of flowers for Ruth Kelly?

5. Where does this scene take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons offer up as "proof" that Elwood Dowd is a horrible person to live with (at least according to her)?

2. Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley argue a great deal in this scene. What in general is the argument about?

3. What do you think Elwood Dowd meant when he confesses "I wrestled with reality for forty years and I am happy to state that I finally won out over it"?

4. What is Veta Simmons' reasoning for why she was committed instead of Elwood Dowd?

5. What type of mechanism is relied on in this scene to generate its many comedic moments?

6. While Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley are arguing, what happens?

7. When Elwood Dowd mentions to Ruth Kelly that he has things he needs to do, what is he referring to?

8. Why does Elwood Dowd enter the sanitarium with flowers for Ruth Kelly?

9. In his phone conversation home in this scene, what does Elwood Dowd want to know?

10. What does Ruth Kelly find out when she calls Charlie's Place to verify Elwood Dowd's story?

(see the answer keys)

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