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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 Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe about Veta Simmons?
(a) She might be an alcoholic.
(b) She could be very dangerous.
(c) She is in too much of a hurry to leave.
(d) She is very attractive for an older woman.

2. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Eight feet tall.
(b) Four feet tall.
(c) Ten feet tall.
(d) Six feet tall.

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

4. Where does this scene take place?
(a) The local supermarket.
(b) The sanitarium, Chumley's Rest.
(c) A field just outside of town.
(d) The Dowd mansion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In whom is Ruth Kelly interested?

2. What seems to be the main obstacle for Veta Simmons' full acceptance by the town's society folk?

3. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?

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

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

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