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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 does Elwood Dowd carry around with him?
(a) A hat and raincoat.
(b) A snowglobe and a rabbit's foot.
(c) A Bible and a set of keys.
(d) An umbrella and a pocket knife.

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

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

4. Throughout the dialogue between Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother, what do we learn about their attitude towards Elwood Dowd?
(a) They believe he is eccentric and charming.
(b) They feel he is mentally unstable.
(c) They feel his invisible friend is real.
(d) They believe he is trying to get himself committed to a mental institution.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd to do?

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

3. What does Mrs. Greenawalt try to sell Elwood Dowd over the phone?

4. With whom does Elwood Dowd discuss the details of the book he picked from the bookshelf?

5. At one point in this scene, Veta Simmons asks Myrtle Mae Simmons to verify what?

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