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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Elwood Dowd put the contents he finds in Myrtle Mae Simmons' flat parcel?
(a) On the mantle, over the picture of his mother.
(b) In the garbage.
(c) In the hallway, near the hall tree.
(d) On the back of the front door to the mansion.

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

3. What is the probable reason why Veta Simmons wants to get in with the town's society crowd?
(a) To improve her financial status.
(b) To get better psychiatric care for Elwood Dowd.
(c) To hold frequent book readings in her home.
(d) To find a good husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae Simmons.

4. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

5. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Very abstractly.
(b) Very sadly.
(c) Very rudely.
(d) Very politely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Ethel Chauvenet invite to dinner "soon"?

2. What does Elwood Dowd carry around with him?

3. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?

4. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?

5. What is Veta Simmons trying to do at the sanitarium?

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