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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form does Harvey take?
(a) Giant guinea pig.
(b) Giant cat.
(c) Giant hamster.
(d) Giant rabbit.

2. What does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Quit playing games.
(b) Help in the kitchen.
(c) Wait in the parlor.
(d) Get out of her house.

3. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Ethel Chauvenet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?

2. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?

3. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?

4. What observation does Myrtle Mae Simmons make about her mother in relation to her uncle, Elwood Dowd?

5. Throughout the dialogue between Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother, what do we learn about their attitude towards Elwood Dowd?

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