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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 Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd that Harvey is located?
(a) In the mansion's bathtub.
(b) At the mailbox across the road.
(c) In the mansion's basement.
(d) At the sanitarium.

2. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Veta Simmons.
(d) Judge Gaffney.

3. Who enters with a bouquet of flowers for Ruth Kelly?
(a) Elwood Dowd.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Veta Simmons.

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

5. Upon learning where Elwood Dowd is, what does Dr. William Chumley do?
(a) He sends Wilson to fetch Elwood Dowd.
(b) He goes to get Elwood Dowd on his own.
(c) He shrugs and gives up.
(d) He invites Veta Simmons to help him get Elwood Dowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth Kelly ask Elwood Dowd when she first sees him in this scene?

2. Who comes to the house, asking about Veta Simmons?

3. Where does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley about his location?

4. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?

5. What kind of advice does Dr. Lyman Sanderson give Ruth Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What becomes clear about Elwood Dowd in this scene?

3. What do you think Elwood Dowd meant when he confesses "I wrestled with reality for forty years and I am happy to state that I finally won out over it"?

4. How does Dr. William Chumley get escorted out of Charlie's Place, according to Elwood Dowd?

5. What tactic does Dr. William Chumley use to get Elwood Dowd to return home again? Is it successful?

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

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

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

9. How does Dr. Lyman Sanderson try to psychoanalyze Elwood Dowd's relationship with Harvey?

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

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