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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe needs immediate treatment?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Ethel Chauvenet.
(d) Ruth Kelly.

2. What does Dr. William Chumley ask Ruth Kelly and Wilson to do?
(a) Not to underestimate Elwood Dowd.
(b) Set up a rotating watch.
(c) Not to leave him and get Elwood Dowd out of the building.
(d) Nothing.

3. When Veta Simmons hangs up the phone with Mrs. Greenawalt, what does she declare?
(a) That Mrs. Greenawalt may have an alcohol problem.
(b) That Elwood Dowd has embarrassed her for the last time.
(c) That Mrs. Greenawalt is an annoyance.
(d) That Elwood Dowd's invisible friend could be the life of the party.

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson posit as the reason why Veta Simmons came to Chumley's Rest?
(a) Because with Elwood Dowd committed, she would inherit the mansion.
(b) To admit Elwood Dowd to the sanitarium.
(c) To discredit her brother, Elwood Dowd, before he could have her committed.
(d) To provide the staff of Chumley's Rest with some polite chat.

5. With whom does Elwood Dowd discuss the details of the book he picked from the bookshelf?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Ethel Chauvenet.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth Kelly call to verify Elwood Dowd's story?

2. Does Veta Simmons want to carry through with Elwood Dowd's injections after her conversation with the cabbie?

3. What are Veta Simmons and Ruth Kelly talking about?

4. What does Mrs. Greenawalt try to sell Elwood Dowd over the phone?

5. What does Veta Simmons confess to Dr. Lyman Sanderson about Harvey?

(see the answer key)

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