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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. What is the name of the main character's niece?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Miss Johnson.
(c) Ethel Chauvenet.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

2. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?
(a) She nearly faints.
(b) She shrieks and runs out of the room.
(c) She pretends she doesn't see it.
(d) She laughs uncontrollably.

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

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

5. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?
(a) The Society Editor of the local paper.
(b) A long-lost friend.
(c) The IRS.
(d) The Reader's Digest clearinghouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dr. William Chumley suggest that Dr. Lyman Sanderson can use on Veta Simmons for her treatment?

3. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?

4. What does Elwood Dowd do immediately upon arriving home?

5. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask about Veta Simmons?

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