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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Six feet tall.
(b) Eight feet tall.
(c) Four feet tall.
(d) Ten feet tall.
2. What does Dr. William Chumley suggest that Dr. Lyman Sanderson can use on Veta Simmons for her treatment?
(a) Formula 44.
(b) Formula 977.
(c) Grecian Formula.
(d) Formula 401.
3. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he isn't in show business.
(b) Why he can't be normal like her mother.
(c) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.
(d) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.
4. What does Veta Simmons confess to Dr. Lyman Sanderson about Harvey?
(a) That Harvey keeps her awake sometimes by whistling.
(b) That Harvey is a rediculous fantasy of Elwood Dowd's.
(c) That Harvey has been killing sheep in the area.
(d) That even she has seen him occasionally.
5. What one word best sums up the type of humor in this scene?
(a) All responses are correct.
(b) Witty references to pop culture.
(c) Slapstick.
(d) Miscommunication.
Short Answer Questions
1. What seems to be the main obstacle for Veta Simmons' full acceptance by the town's society folk?
2. How does Elwood Dowd describe Harvey to Dr. William Chumley's wife?
3. According to Elwood Dowd, what exactly IS his invisible friend?
4. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?
5. How old is Elwood Dowd, approximately?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Veta Simmons, to whom did her mother leave everything, including the mansion?
2. What does Ruth Kelly fear about "accidentally" committing Elwood Dowd earlier that day instead of his "crazy" sister?
3. Why does Veta Simmons ask her daughter to be especially nice to Ethel Chauvenet?
4. Describe Elwood Dowd's feelings toward Ruth Kelly.
5. How does Elwood Dowd treat everyone on the sanitarium's staff?
6. Why do you suppose Elwood Dowd insists on introducing Harvey to everyone?
7. Describe Elwood Dowd.
8. What does Elwood Dowd keep trying to do over and over again, only to be interrupted?
9. Why does Ethel Chauvenet react the way she does when introduced to Harvey?
10. When Veta Simmons asks Elwood Dowd to wait for her in the parlor, what do you think she wants to talk to him about?
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