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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. What does Betty Chumley tell the sanitarium staff about Harvey?
(a) His name, height, and favorite foods.
(b) His jacket and hat size.
(c) His name and preferences for making friends.
(d) His name and that he's a Pooka.

2. Who are discussing the treatment to be given to Veta Simmons?
(a) Dr. William Chumley, Wilson, and Ruth Kelly.
(b) Dr. William Chumley, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and Ruth Kelly.
(c) Dr. William Chumley, Myrtle Mae Simmons, and Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. Lyman Sanderson, Wilson, and Myrtle Mae Simmons.

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

4. What are Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother primarily trying to achieve?
(a) They are trying to harbor a fugitive from justice.
(b) They want to be accepted by the town's society.
(c) They are trying to get help for Elwood Dowd.
(d) They are plotting to rob a bank.

5. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.
(a) She has a grandson about Myrtle Mae Simmons' age.
(b) She is a fashion consultant to the Simmons women.
(c) She can sing Italian arias by memory.
(d) She has a cure-all for dementia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character was selected to be the associate doctor at the sanitarium?

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

3. Where does this scene take place?

4. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?

5. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe about Veta Simmons?

(see the answer key)

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