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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Elwood Dowd return to Chumley's Rest?
(a) To harass them about admitting Veta Simmons earlier.
(b) To check himself in.
(c) To see how everyone was getting along.
(d) To keep his appointment with Ruth Kelly and Dr. Lyman Sanderson.

2. How does Elwood Dowd respond to Wilson's questions?
(a) Very abruptly.
(b) Evasively.
(c) Elwood Dowd does not respond.
(d) Politely and calmly.

3. What does Veta Simmons believe is protecting her brother?
(a) A small revolver.
(b) An uncommon good luck streak.
(c) Sheer naivete.
(d) The Pooka.

4. What is Dr. William Chumley's emotional state when he enters the sanitarium?
(a) He is crying.
(b) He is punch drunk.
(c) He is nervous.
(d) He is babbling incoherently.

5. According to Veta Simmons, what keeps people going and separates them from "the beasts"?
(a) Desire for acceptance.
(b) Our dreams.
(c) Gasoline-powered cars.
(d) Ambition.

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

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

8. What happens to the front door at the end of this scene?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It unlocks itself.
(c) It disappears.
(d) It opens and closes by itself.

9. Who says "A painting shows not only the reality but the dream behind it"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Veta Simmons.

10. In this scene, Dr. William Chumley and Judge Gaffney visit whom upstairs in the Dowd mansion?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

11. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Judge Gaffney.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

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

13. Where does this scene take place?
(a) A field near town.
(b) The Dowd library.
(c) The police station.
(d) The sanitarium.

14. What does Harvey look like, according to this scene?
(a) A giant rabbit with a hat and trenchcoat.
(b) A giant rabbit with a spiked collar.
(c) A giant rabbit with a polka dot collar and red necktie.
(d) A giant rabbit with a fez and a leather belt.

15. Who seems most concerned about the character that's gone missing at the outset of the scene?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Ruth Kelly.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Elwood Dowd, people around town tell him about their _______________ each night.

3. What does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. Lyman Sanderson about the name Harvey?

4. What does Elwood Dowd find in Myrtle Mae Simmons' package?

5. Myrtle Mae Simmons insists that the judge do what?

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