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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Elwood Dowd dressed when we first see him?
(a) In a military officer's dress uniform.
(b) In a business suit.
(c) In a hat and raincoat.
(d) In a floral shirt and cargo shorts.

2. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons claim about living with her uncle?
(a) That it is horrendous.
(b) That he's always spoiling her.
(c) That it's not so bad after a while.
(d) That he never takes a bath.

3. Why does Dr. William Chumley ask everyone except Elwood Dowd to leave?
(a) Because the doctor is tired of everyone's yapping.
(b) No particular reason.
(c) Because the doctor needs to diagnose Elwood Dowd.
(d) Because Harvey gets nervous in a crowd.

4. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?
(a) She laughs uncontrollably.
(b) She shrieks and runs out of the room.
(c) She nearly faints.
(d) She pretends she doesn't see it.

5. Where does this scene take place?
(a) A padded cell.
(b) The office in Chumley's Rest.
(c) Charlie's Place.
(d) The Dowd mansion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the cab driver claim Veta Simmons owes him?

2. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?

3. According to Veta Simmons, what keeps people going and separates them from "the beasts"?

4. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?

5. Where does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim to have seen Ruth Kelly last Saturday?

(see the answer key)

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