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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. Where does Dr. William Chumley go to hide?
(a) The basement.
(b) A broom closet.
(c) Upstairs at the sanitarium.
(d) His office.

2. What does Dr. William Chumley assure Judge Gaffney of to hopefully avoid a lawsuit?
(a) That Dr. Lyman Sanderson has been fired.
(b) That he was planning on shutting down the sanitarium soon.
(c) That everything was a total misunderstanding.
(d) That Wilson was really to blame for Veta Simmons' rough treatment.

3. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons bring into the room as proof her uncle is not well?
(a) A large flat parcel.
(b) A sculpture of Plato.
(c) A diary written by Elwood Dowd to Harvey.
(d) A collection of rabbit-themed dinner plates.

4. Who does Ruth Kelly call to verify Elwood Dowd's story?
(a) Ethel Chauvenet.
(b) Veta Simmons.
(c) Charlie's Place.
(d) Mrs. Greenawalt.

5. How did Harvey receive his name, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Harvey told Elwood Dowd what his name was.
(b) Harvey was given his name by a higher power.
(c) The name was drawn at random from a hat.
(d) Harvey let Elwood Dowd pick the name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth Kelly tell Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

2. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?

3. What does Dr. William Chumley ask Wilson to do?

4. Veta Simmons was extremely upset by the doctors' questions at Chumley's Rest because they all related to _______________.

5. What does Harvey look like, according to this scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Elwood Dowd, how did Harvey get his name?

2. Why does Elwood Dowd enter the sanitarium with flowers for Ruth Kelly?

3. Why is Veta Simmons speech about the importance of art significant, if at all?

4. What is Veta Simmons' reasoning for why she was committed instead of Elwood Dowd?

5. In one or two sentences, describe how the evening's events transpired, according to Elwood Dowd.

6. Which other characters do you think are starting to believe in Harvey by the end of this scene? Why do they do this?

7. With whom does Elwood Dowd speak to on the phone when he arrives home and what does he talk about?

8. While Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley are arguing, what happens?

9. What is Elwood Dowd's reaction to the parcel brought out by Myrtle Mae Simmons?

10. In his phone conversation home in this scene, what does Elwood Dowd want to know?

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