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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 is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?
(a) She finds him rude and obnoxious.
(b) She is embarrassed by him.
(c) She loves him very deeply because he is eccentric.
(d) She is fearful for his life.

2. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Veta Simmons.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

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

4. How is Elwood Dowd dressed when we first see him?
(a) In a military officer's dress uniform.
(b) In a business suit.
(c) In a floral shirt and cargo shorts.
(d) In a hat and raincoat.

5. Whom does Ethel Chauvenet invite to dinner "soon"?
(a) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Elwood Dowd deal with his invisible friend?

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

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

5. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.

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