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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. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Veta Simmons.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Wilson.

2. At one point in this scene, Veta Simmons asks Myrtle Mae Simmons to verify what?
(a) If Elwood Dowd had any prescription medications.
(b) Whether or not Ethel Chauvenet's grandson will be at the dinner.
(c) Whether or not Harvey was with Elwood.
(d) Whether or not Mrs. Greenawalt has good taste in whiskey.

3. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?
(a) The massage room.
(b) The hydro tub.
(c) The sauna.
(d) Solitary confinement.

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 trying to get himself committed to a mental institution.
(b) They feel his invisible friend is real.
(c) They feel he is mentally unstable.
(d) They believe he is eccentric and charming.

5. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he isn't in show business.
(b) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.
(c) Why he can't be normal like her mother.
(d) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

2. In whom is Ruth Kelly interested?

3. What are Veta Simmons and Ruth Kelly talking about?

4. What is the name of the orderly in Chumley's rest?

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

(see the answer key)

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