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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. Who are discussing the treatment to be given to Veta Simmons?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson, Wilson, and Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Dr. William Chumley, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and Ruth Kelly.
(c) Dr. William Chumley, Wilson, and Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. William Chumley, Myrtle Mae Simmons, and Ruth Kelly.

2. What does Dr. William Chumley do to Dr. Lyman Sanderson when he finds out they admitted the wrong patient?
(a) Dr. William Chumley fires Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley demands that Dr. Lyman Sanderson sort it out.
(c) Dr. William Chumley cackles to himself and goes home, ignoring Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Dr. William Chumley explains it was a simple mistake and that he'll look into it personally.

3. What does Wilson read at the end of this scene?
(a) A Bible.
(b) An encyclopedia.
(c) A psychiatrics manual.
(d) A sales pamphlet.

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

5. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?

2. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?

3. What words appear at the bottom of the page that Wilson is reading when the scene ends?

4. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.

5. How tall is Harvey, according to Elwood Dowd?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson think is best for Veta Simmons?

10. Veta Simmons explains to Dr. Lyman Sanderson that Elwood Dowd has some quirks, including drinking. What does this imply about Elwood Dowd?

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