View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Wait in the parlor.
(b) Quit playing games.
(c) Help in the kitchen.
(d) Get out of her house.

2. What happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?
(a) He is laughed at.
(b) He is interrupted each time.
(c) He is ignored.
(d) He is asked to leave.

3. In what room does Elwood Dowd wait when the ladies excuse themselves?
(a) The foyer.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The parlor.

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

5. At one point in this scene, Veta Simmons asks Myrtle Mae Simmons to verify what?
(a) Whether or not Ethel Chauvenet's grandson will be at the dinner.
(b) Whether or not Harvey was with Elwood.
(c) If Elwood Dowd had any prescription medications.
(d) Whether or not Mrs. Greenawalt has good taste in whiskey.

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

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

8. How old is Elwood Dowd, approximately?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Forty-seven.
(d) Thirty-two.

9. What form does Harvey take?
(a) Giant rabbit.
(b) Giant hamster.
(c) Giant guinea pig.
(d) Giant cat.

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

11. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Eight feet tall.
(b) Ten feet tall.
(c) Six feet tall.
(d) Four feet tall.

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

13. Throughout the dialogue between Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother, what do we learn about their attitude towards Elwood Dowd?
(a) They believe he is eccentric and charming.
(b) They feel he is mentally unstable.
(c) They feel his invisible friend is real.
(d) They believe he is trying to get himself committed to a mental institution.

14. 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 home is not up to par.
(d) The family's lack of money.

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. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?

2. How does Elwood Dowd describe Harvey to Dr. William Chumley's wife?

3. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson posit as the reason why Veta Simmons came to Chumley's Rest?

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe about Veta Simmons?

5. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 654 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample