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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Veta Simmons ask the judge to do?
(a) Take her out to dinner.
(b) Sue the sanitarium.
(c) Execute a restraining order on Wilson.
(d) Help her to her room.

3. Why does Dr. William Chumley ask everyone except Elwood Dowd to leave?
(a) No particular reason.
(b) Because Harvey gets nervous in a crowd.
(c) Because the doctor needs to diagnose Elwood Dowd.
(d) Because the doctor is tired of everyone's yapping.

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

5. Veta Simmons was extremely upset by the doctors' questions at Chumley's Rest because they all related to _______________.
(a) Potty training.
(b) Sexual urges.
(c) Celtic mythology.
(d) Giant rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?

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

3. Who does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe needs immediate treatment?

4. Who climbed out a window?

5. What does Wilson read at the end of this scene?

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