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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dr. Lyman Sanderson take Elwood Dowd?
(a) Upstairs in the sanitarium.
(b) To a padded cell.
(c) To Charlie's Place.
(d) To the Dowd mansion.

2. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons bring into the room as proof her uncle is not well?
(a) A large flat parcel.
(b) A collection of rabbit-themed dinner plates.
(c) A sculpture of Plato.
(d) A diary written by Elwood Dowd to Harvey.

3. Who is helping Dr. Lyman Sanderson pack his things?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Ruth Kelly.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

4. Where does Dr. William Chumley go to hide?
(a) Upstairs at the sanitarium.
(b) The basement.
(c) A broom closet.
(d) His office.

5. How does Wilson react toward Elwood Dowd when he sees him?
(a) He embraces Elwood Dowd warmly.
(b) He acts aloof and won't speak.
(c) He is very confrontational.
(d) He asks how Harvey is doing.

6. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ruth Kelly about Dr. William Chumley's whereabouts?
(a) He is at Charlie's Place.
(b) He is at the Dowd mansion.
(c) He doesn't know where Dr. William Chumley is.
(d) He is on a train to Pittsburgh.

7. Veta Simmons was extremely upset by the doctors' questions at Chumley's Rest because they all related to _______________.
(a) Giant rabbits.
(b) Potty training.
(c) Celtic mythology.
(d) Sexual urges.

8. What does Veta Simmons tell Dr. William Chumley about her brother, Elwood Dowd?
(a) That he is dangerous.
(b) That he likes trains.
(c) That he is a compulsive gambler.
(d) That he's just pulling everyone's leg about Harvey.

9. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Quit talking about Harvey.
(b) Get ready to be admitted to the sanitarium.
(c) Recount the night's events.
(d) Pay for the drinks and Charlie's.

10. What is Wilson's attitude toward Elwood Dowd's story regarding Dr. William Chumley?
(a) He couldn't care less.
(b) He is amazed and speechless.
(c) He is extremely skeptical.
(d) He believes Elwood Dowd.

11. What does Veta Simmons ask the judge to do?
(a) Take her out to dinner.
(b) Execute a restraining order on Wilson.
(c) Sue the sanitarium.
(d) Help her to her room.

12. What does Dr. William Chumley want to know about Elwood Dowd?
(a) Where Elwood Dowd is.
(b) If Harvey is with Elwood Dowd.
(c) If Elwood Dowd would save him a seat at Charlie's Place.
(d) If Elwood Dowd really sees something the rest of them don't.

13. As the scene opens, who is talking on the phone?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

14. Myrtle Mae Simmons insists that the judge do what?
(a) Find Elwood Dowd and lock him up.
(b) Talk some sense to Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Call an area-wide search for Elwood Dowd.
(d) Set her up with Ethel Chauvenet's grandson.

15. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?
(a) That he attended the cocktail party and didn't see her there.
(b) That he was ready to turn himself in to the sanitarium.
(c) That he was in love with her.
(d) That he would like her to meet Harvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this scene take place?

2. How many bars were searched looking for Elwood Dowd?

3. According to the phone conversation at the beginning of this scene, who has gone missing for four hours?

4. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?

5. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?

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