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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. Does Elwood Dowd order from Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Yes, three subscriptions.
(b) Yes, one subscription.
(c) Yes, two subscriptions.
(d) No.

2. What words appear at the bottom of the page that Wilson is reading when the scene ends?
(a) "Hey, put me down!"
(b) "You'll never find me."
(c) "How are you, Mr. Wilson?"
(d) "You're standing on my foot."

3. What does Wilson read at the end of this scene?
(a) A sales pamphlet.
(b) A psychiatrics manual.
(c) A Bible.
(d) An encyclopedia.

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

5. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?
(a) A bottle of arsenic.
(b) A bottle of liquor.
(c) An atlas of Europe.
(d) A pair of reading glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?

2. What form does Harvey take?

3. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?

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

5. What is Elwood Dowd's outlook when Wilson brings him to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

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