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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. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The Society Editor of the local paper.
(c) The Reader's Digest clearinghouse.
(d) A long-lost friend.

2. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?
(a) Elwood Dowd is too organized.
(b) Elwood Dowd is delirious.
(c) Elwood Dowd is a drinker.
(d) Elwood Dowd is a widower.

3. What is the name of the main character's niece?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Miss Johnson.
(c) Ethel Chauvenet.
(d) Veta Simmons.

4. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Dr. William Chumley.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Veta Simmons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are discussing the treatment to be given to Veta Simmons?

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

3. Where does this scene take place?

4. How does Elwood Dowd describe Harvey to Dr. William Chumley's wife?

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

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