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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. What does Betty Chumley tell the sanitarium staff about Harvey?
(a) His name and preferences for making friends.
(b) His name, height, and favorite foods.
(c) His name and that he's a Pooka.
(d) His jacket and hat size.

2. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson posit as the reason why Veta Simmons came to Chumley's Rest?
(a) Because with Elwood Dowd committed, she would inherit the mansion.
(b) To provide the staff of Chumley's Rest with some polite chat.
(c) To admit Elwood Dowd to the sanitarium.
(d) To discredit her brother, Elwood Dowd, before he could have her committed.

3. How does Elwood Dowd deal with his invisible friend?
(a) Continually whines about wanting more wishes.
(b) Graciously allows him to do all the talking.
(c) Very politely, gesturing for him to enter the room first.
(d) Acts very nervous and hopes he'll go away.

4. Throughout the dialogue between Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother, what do we learn about their attitude towards Elwood Dowd?
(a) They feel his invisible friend is real.
(b) They believe he is eccentric and charming.
(c) They believe he is trying to get himself committed to a mental institution.
(d) They feel he is mentally unstable.

5. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?
(a) The hydro tub.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) The sauna.
(d) The massage room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask about Veta Simmons?

2. What are Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother primarily trying to achieve?

3. When Veta Simmons hangs up the phone with Mrs. Greenawalt, what does she declare?

4. What is Veta Simmons' reaction to Elwood Dowd's "friend"?

5. Does Elwood Dowd order from Mrs. Greenawalt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you think that Ethel Chauvenet could see Harvey, given that he likes her very much?

3. Describe Elwood Dowd.

4. What does Ruth Kelly fear about "accidentally" committing Elwood Dowd earlier that day instead of his "crazy" sister?

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

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

7. Given Veta Simmons' reactions to Elwood Dowd and her daughter, do you think she truly disbelieves her brother regarding Harvey?

8. Why do you think Elwood Dowd invites Mrs. Greenawalt, a telemarketer, to his sister's party?

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

10. Describe the nurse, Ruth Kelly.

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