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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother primarily trying to achieve?
(a) They want to be accepted by the town's society.
(b) They are trying to get help for Elwood Dowd.
(c) They are trying to harbor a fugitive from justice.
(d) They are plotting to rob a bank.

2. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?
(a) That he attended the cocktail party and didn't see her there.
(b) That he would like her to meet Harvey.
(c) That he was ready to turn himself in to the sanitarium.
(d) That he was in love with her.

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

4. What does Veta Simmons confess to Dr. Lyman Sanderson about Harvey?
(a) That even she has seen him occasionally.
(b) That Harvey has been killing sheep in the area.
(c) That Harvey is a rediculous fantasy of Elwood Dowd's.
(d) That Harvey keeps her awake sometimes by whistling.

5. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Very abstractly.
(b) Very rudely.
(c) Very politely.
(d) Very sadly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Veta Simmons informs Dr. William Chumley that she knows where Elwood Dowd is. Where is he?

2. According to Judge Gaffney, what are some of Elwood Dowd's strong points?

3. According to the sanitarium staff, who entered the sanitarium with Elwood Dowd?

4. Where does Elwood Dowd say he and Harvey have adventures every night?

5. How did Harvey receive his name, according to Elwood Dowd?

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