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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking to Veta Simmons, what does Dr. Lyman Sanderson do?
(a) He presses a buzzer on his desk and keeps the conversation moving.
(b) He starts laughing hysterically.
(c) He tells her to go home.
(d) He stands up and runs out of the room to get Wilson.

2. Who does Elwood Dowd say that Harvey would like?
(a) Betty Chumley.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Ruth Kelly.

3. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?
(a) Yes, about twice a week.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, everyday.
(d) Yes, about once a month.

4. What seems to be the main obstacle for Veta Simmons' full acceptance by the town's society folk?
(a) Elwood Dowd and his imaginary friend.
(b) The family's home is not up to par.
(c) The family's lack of money.
(d) The criminal record of Myrtle Mae Simmons.

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

6. Who are discussing the treatment to be given to Veta Simmons?
(a) Dr. William Chumley, Myrtle Mae Simmons, and Ruth Kelly.
(b) Dr. William Chumley, Wilson, and Ruth Kelly.
(c) Dr. William Chumley, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. Lyman Sanderson, Wilson, and Myrtle Mae Simmons.

7. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.
(a) She is a fashion consultant to the Simmons women.
(b) She has a grandson about Myrtle Mae Simmons' age.
(c) She has a cure-all for dementia.
(d) She can sing Italian arias by memory.

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

9. Does Elwood Dowd order from Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Yes, three subscriptions.
(b) Yes, one subscription.
(c) Yes, two subscriptions.
(d) No.

10. What is the name of the orderly in Chumley's rest?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Dr. Saul Rubinek.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

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

12. Who does Dr. William Chumley call to verify the name of the patient to be admitted to the sanitarium?
(a) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Judge Gaffney.
(d) Wilson.

13. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?
(a) A pair of reading glasses.
(b) A bottle of liquor.
(c) An atlas of Europe.
(d) A bottle of arsenic.

14. How do the employees of the sanitarium regard Dr. William Chumley?
(a) They think he's going broke.
(b) They think he only cares about money.
(c) They think he's over the hill and needs to retire.
(d) They are very respectful of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?

2. What is the name of the main character's niece?

3. What is Veta Simmons trying to do at the sanitarium?

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

5. How does Elwood Dowd deal with his invisible friend?

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