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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. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Ethel Chauvenet.

2. Who does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe needs immediate treatment?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Ruth Kelly.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Ethel Chauvenet.

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

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?
(a) He believes that she has endured Elwood Dowd's insanity well.
(b) He believes she is too eager to leave the sanitarium.
(c) He thinks her condition is very serious.
(d) He believes she cannot tell the truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?

2. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?

3. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?

4. What form does Harvey take?

5. What is the name of Dr. William Chumley's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the relationship between the nurse and Dr. Lyman Sanderson purely professional?

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

3. What do we learn about Elwood Dowd in this first scene of the play?

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

5. What does Elwood Dowd keep trying to do over and over again, only to be interrupted?

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

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

8. According to Veta Simmons, to whom did her mother leave everything, including the mansion?

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

10. Describe the nurse, Ruth Kelly.

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