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

2. Which character was selected to be the associate doctor at the sanitarium?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Miss Johnson.
(c) Dr. William B. Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

3. While talking to Veta Simmons, what does Dr. Lyman Sanderson do?
(a) He starts laughing hysterically.
(b) He stands up and runs out of the room to get Wilson.
(c) He presses a buzzer on his desk and keeps the conversation moving.
(d) He tells her to go home.

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

5. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?
(a) She is fearful for his life.
(b) She finds him rude and obnoxious.
(c) She loves him very deeply because he is eccentric.
(d) She is embarrassed by him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Greenawalt try to sell Elwood Dowd over the phone?

2. Who does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe needs immediate treatment?

3. How does Elwood Dowd deal with his invisible friend?

4. Who is speaking to Veta Simmons as the scene opens?

5. What reason does the nurse, Ruth Kelly, give to Dr. Lyman Sanderson for wanting the two of them to join Elwood Dowd for drinks later that night?

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