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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 else besides Elwood Dowd can see his invisible friend?
(a) Just Elwood Dowd's immediate family.
(b) No-one else.
(c) Whomever the invisible friend wishes to see it.
(d) Anyone Elwood Dowd introduces his friend to.

2. What does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Get out of her house.
(b) Help in the kitchen.
(c) Wait in the parlor.
(d) Quit playing games.

3. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?
(a) Yes, about once a month.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, about twice a week.
(d) Yes, everyday.

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?
(a) He believes that she has endured Elwood Dowd's insanity well.
(b) He believes she is too eager to leave the sanitarium.
(c) He thinks her condition is very serious.
(d) He believes she cannot tell the truth.

5. Who is speaking to Veta Simmons as the scene opens?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Ruth Kelly, a nurse at the sanitarium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Veta Simmons trying to do at the sanitarium?

2. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?

3. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?

4. What happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?

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

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