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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Elwood Dowd and his imaginary friend.
(c) The family's lack of money.
(d) The family's home is not up to par.

3. What happens as Elwood Dowd talks to his sister on the phone?
(a) Elwood Dowd hangs up in a panic.
(b) Elwood Dowd curses under his breath.
(c) Harvey greets the people in the mansion.
(d) Harvey arrives where Elwood Dowd is.

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

5. What observation does Myrtle Mae Simmons make about her mother in relation to her uncle, Elwood Dowd?
(a) That she is too nice to Elwood Dowd and should shun him.
(b) That she is too sympathetic to Elwood Dowd's friend, Harvey.
(c) That Veta Simmons is no match for Elwood Dowd.
(d) That she is a good cook and party hostess.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Veta Simmons enters the sanitarium and looks around, what is she relieved to see?

2. What are Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother primarily trying to achieve?

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

4. Where does this scene take place?

5. What is Wilson's attitude toward Elwood Dowd's story regarding Dr. William Chumley?

(see the answer key)

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