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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. Myrtle Mae Simmons insists that the judge do what?
(a) Find Elwood Dowd and lock him up.
(b) Call an area-wide search for Elwood Dowd.
(c) Set her up with Ethel Chauvenet's grandson.
(d) Talk some sense to Dr. William Chumley.

2. Throughout the dialogue between Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother, what do we learn about their attitude towards Elwood Dowd?
(a) They believe he is eccentric and charming.
(b) They feel he is mentally unstable.
(c) They believe he is trying to get himself committed to a mental institution.
(d) They feel his invisible friend is real.

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

4. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Ten feet tall.
(b) Six feet tall.
(c) Four feet tall.
(d) Eight feet tall.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the main character's niece?

3. What form does Harvey take?

4. According to the sanitarium staff, who entered the sanitarium with Elwood Dowd?

5. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?

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