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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In whom is Ruth Kelly interested?
(a) Dr. Wilson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Dr. Henry Jeckyll.
(d) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.

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

4. Whom does Ethel Chauvenet invite to dinner "soon"?
(a) Dr. William Chumley.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Mrs. Greenawalt.

5. What are Veta Simmons and Ruth Kelly talking about?
(a) Elwood Dowd.
(b) The latest hit song on the radio.
(c) The weather.
(d) The conditions at Chumley's Rest.

6. What does Mrs. Greenawalt try to sell Elwood Dowd over the phone?
(a) A vacation package.
(b) A set of custom knives.
(c) A subscription.
(d) A vacuum.

7. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.
(b) Why he can't be normal like her mother.
(c) Why he isn't in show business.
(d) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.

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

9. What is the name of the main character's invisible friend?
(a) Garvey.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Larry.
(d) Gary.

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

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

12. What does Elwood Dowd carry around with him?
(a) A hat and raincoat.
(b) A Bible and a set of keys.
(c) An umbrella and a pocket knife.
(d) A snowglobe and a rabbit's foot.

13. What is Veta Simmons' reaction to Elwood Dowd's "friend"?
(a) She suspects Elwood Dowd has been taking hallucinogenic drugs.
(b) She actively introduces Elwood Dowd's invisible buddy to everyone.
(c) She is embarrassed, but tries to deal with it.
(d) She feels helpless and cries a lot.

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

15. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?
(a) Elwood Dowd is delirious.
(b) Elwood Dowd is a drinker.
(c) Elwood Dowd is too organized.
(d) Elwood Dowd is a widower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?

2. What is Elwood Dowd's outlook when Wilson brings him to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

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

4. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ethel Chauvenet when she reacts to his casual conversation with his invisible friend?

5. Who does Dr. William Chumley call to verify the name of the patient to be admitted to the sanitarium?

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