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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At one point in this scene, Veta Simmons asks Myrtle Mae Simmons to verify what?
(a) If Elwood Dowd had any prescription medications.
(b) Whether or not Mrs. Greenawalt has good taste in whiskey.
(c) Whether or not Harvey was with Elwood.
(d) Whether or not Ethel Chauvenet's grandson will be at the dinner.

3. Who else besides Elwood Dowd can see his invisible friend?
(a) Just Elwood Dowd's immediate family.
(b) No-one else.
(c) Anyone Elwood Dowd introduces his friend to.
(d) Whomever the invisible friend wishes to see it.

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe about Veta Simmons?
(a) She is in too much of a hurry to leave.
(b) She might be an alcoholic.
(c) She is very attractive for an older woman.
(d) She could be very dangerous.

5. What is Ethel Chauvenet's reaction to Elwood Dowd's imaginary friend?
(a) She is horrified and wants to get away.
(b) She introduces Elwood Dowd to her own imaginary friend.
(c) She is oddly accepting of it.
(d) She calls the sanitarium immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elwood Dowd carry around with him?

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

3. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson posit as the reason why Veta Simmons came to Chumley's Rest?

5. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?

(see the answer key)

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