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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?
(a) Ethel Chauvenet.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) The plumber.

3. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?
(a) He believes she is too eager to leave the sanitarium.
(b) He believes she cannot tell the truth.
(c) He believes that she has endured Elwood Dowd's insanity well.
(d) He thinks her condition is very serious.

4. Betty Chumley and Wilson are left alone at the end of this scene. What do they talk about?
(a) What a tremendous mistake it was to admit Veta Simmons.
(b) How polite Elwood Dowd is.
(c) What a Pooka is.
(d) When the office would be remodeled.

5. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?
(a) She is fearful for his life.
(b) She loves him very deeply because he is eccentric.
(c) She is embarrassed by him.
(d) She finds him rude and obnoxious.

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

7. 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 a good cook and party hostess.
(c) That she is too sympathetic to Elwood Dowd's friend, Harvey.
(d) That Veta Simmons is no match for Elwood Dowd.

8. 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.

9. What does Dr. William Chumley do to Dr. Lyman Sanderson when he finds out they admitted the wrong patient?
(a) Dr. William Chumley cackles to himself and goes home, ignoring Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley demands that Dr. Lyman Sanderson sort it out.
(c) Dr. William Chumley explains it was a simple mistake and that he'll look into it personally.
(d) Dr. William Chumley fires Dr. Lyman Sanderson.

10. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Wilson.

11. What is Ethel Chauvenet's reaction to Elwood Dowd's imaginary friend?
(a) She is oddly accepting of it.
(b) She introduces Elwood Dowd to her own imaginary friend.
(c) She calls the sanitarium immediately.
(d) She is horrified and wants to get away.

12. 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) To admit Elwood Dowd to the sanitarium.
(c) Because with Elwood Dowd committed, she would inherit the mansion.
(d) To discredit her brother, Elwood Dowd, before he could have her committed.

13. What is the probable reason why Veta Simmons wants to get in with the town's society crowd?
(a) To hold frequent book readings in her home.
(b) To get better psychiatric care for Elwood Dowd.
(c) To improve her financial status.
(d) To find a good husband for her daughter, Myrtle Mae Simmons.

14. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(c) Veta Simmons.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

15. What is Veta Simmons' reaction whenever Elwood Dowd's invisible friend's name is mentioned?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She sighs and flops down in a chair.
(c) She refers to her invisible friend by name.
(d) She giggles and goes back to her business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the main character's invisible friend?

2. What form does Harvey take?

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

4. Whom does Ethel Chauvenet invite to dinner "soon"?

5. With whom does Elwood Dowd discuss the details of the book he picked from the bookshelf?

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