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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. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?
(a) Ethel Chauvenet.
(b) The plumber.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

2. Where does this scene take place?
(a) The Dowd mansion.
(b) A field just outside of town.
(c) The local supermarket.
(d) The sanitarium, Chumley's Rest.

3. Who is ultimately locked up in the sanitarium in this scene?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Veta Simmons.

4. What is the name of the orderly in Chumley's rest?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Dr. Saul Rubinek.
(d) Wilson.

5. What happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?
(a) He is asked to leave.
(b) He is interrupted each time.
(c) He is laughed at.
(d) He is ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elwood Dowd say that Harvey would like?

2. What does Wilson read at the end of this scene?

3. Which of these characters is constantly being visited by a pooka?

4. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How does Elwood Dowd treat everyone on the sanitarium's staff?

4. When Veta Simmons asks Elwood Dowd to wait for her in the parlor, what do you think she wants to talk to him about?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the nurse, Ruth Kelly.

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