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

2. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Veta Simmons.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

3. What seems to be the main obstacle for Veta Simmons' full acceptance by the town's society folk?
(a) The criminal record of Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) The family's lack of money.
(c) The family's home is not up to par.
(d) Elwood Dowd and his imaginary friend.

4. Who does Elwood Dowd say that Harvey would like?
(a) Ruth Kelly.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Betty Chumley.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What observation does Myrtle Mae Simmons make about her mother in relation to her uncle, Elwood Dowd?

2. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?

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

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

5. What is Veta Simmons' reaction whenever Elwood Dowd's invisible friend's name is mentioned?

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