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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. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.
(a) She is a fashion consultant to the Simmons women.
(b) She can sing Italian arias by memory.
(c) She has a cure-all for dementia.
(d) She has a grandson about Myrtle Mae Simmons' age.

2. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.
(b) Why he can't be normal like her mother.
(c) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.
(d) Why he isn't in show business.

3. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask about Veta Simmons?
(a) Where she currently lives.
(b) When can she come in for therapy.
(c) Whether or not she would like a job at Chumley's rest.
(d) What her habits are and if she's still grieving for her mother.

4. What does Mrs. Greenawalt try to sell Elwood Dowd over the phone?
(a) A vacuum.
(b) A set of custom knives.
(c) A subscription.
(d) A vacation package.

5. How does Elwood Dowd describe Harvey to Dr. William Chumley's wife?
(a) All responses are correct.
(b) He's a Pooka.
(c) He's very choosy about who he likes.
(d) He's very tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elwood Dowd's outlook when Wilson brings him to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

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

3. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?

4. Who else besides Elwood Dowd can see his invisible friend?

5. In what room does Elwood Dowd wait when the ladies excuse themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you suppose Elwood Dowd insists on introducing Harvey to everyone?

2. How do Ruth Kelly and Dr. Lyman Sanderson interact throughout this scene? What does this reveal about their relationship.

3. Why does Ethel Chauvenet react the way she does when introduced to Harvey?

4. Describe Elwood Dowd's feelings toward Ruth Kelly.

5. Why is Veta Simmons trying to get accepted by the town's society folk?

6. Describe Elwood Dowd.

7. How does Myrtle Mae Simmons feel about her uncle?

8. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe is Veta Simmons' motivation for coming to the sanitarium and telling him about Elwood Dowd and Harvey?

9. Why does Veta Simmons ask her daughter to be especially nice to Ethel Chauvenet?

10. Why is Dr. Lyman Sanderson mortified when he learns that Elwood Dowd has been sent upstairs at the sanitarium?

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