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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. According to Elwood Dowd, people around town tell him about their _______________ each night.
(a) fears and anxieties
(b) grandchildren
(c) craft projects
(d) hopes, dreams, and loves

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

3. What does Dr. William Chumley assure Judge Gaffney of to hopefully avoid a lawsuit?
(a) That he was planning on shutting down the sanitarium soon.
(b) That Wilson was really to blame for Veta Simmons' rough treatment.
(c) That Dr. Lyman Sanderson has been fired.
(d) That everything was a total misunderstanding.

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

5. What does Dr. William Chumley ask Wilson to do?
(a) Clear out his desk.
(b) Be careful.
(c) Lock the front door.
(d) Feed the cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?

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

3. What does Elwood do before leaving the scene again?

4. Who else besides Elwood Dowd can see his invisible friend?

5. Where does this scene take place?

(see the answer key)

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