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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 has Wilson been searching for Elwood Dowd?
(a) Area bars.
(b) The corridors of Chumley's Rest.
(c) Local sporting events.
(d) Under the stairwell.

2. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson tell Elwood Dowd?
(a) He's sorry they committed Veta Simmons.
(b) He and Ruth Kelly are running off together.
(c) He believes he can see Harvey, too.
(d) He has to face reality.

3. What does Veta Simmons believe is protecting her brother?
(a) An uncommon good luck streak.
(b) A small revolver.
(c) The Pooka.
(d) Sheer naivete.

4. Who holds back Wilson when he tries to physically assault Elwood Dowd?
(a) Ruth Kelly.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Veta Simmons.

5. After several drinks, with whom did Dr. William Chumley get into an argument over who should pay?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Harvey.
(c) The barkeep.
(d) Elwood Dowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the scene opens, who is talking on the phone?

2. What does Veta Simmons tell Dr. William Chumley about her brother, Elwood Dowd?

3. Myrtle Mae Simmons insists that the judge do what?

4. What does Elwood Dowd find in Myrtle Mae Simmons' package?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Myrtle Mae Simmons surprised when Judge Gaffney arrives at the Dowd home?

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

3. Who enters the sanitarium toward the end of this scene? What is this person's emotional state?

4. Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley argue a great deal in this scene. What in general is the argument about?

5. What are some of the reasons Veta Simmons is visibly shaken up and disheveled-looking when she first appears in this scene?

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

7. When Elwood Dowd mentions to Ruth Kelly that he has things he needs to do, what is he referring to?

8. Why do you think Wilson is agitated when he finally locates Elwood Dowd back at Chumley's Rest?

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

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

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