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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. In this scene, Dr. William Chumley and Judge Gaffney visit whom upstairs in the Dowd mansion?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

2. What is Dr. William Chumley's emotional state when he enters the sanitarium?
(a) He is punch drunk.
(b) He is crying.
(c) He is babbling incoherently.
(d) He is nervous.

3. Where does Elwood Dowd say Dr. William Chumley found him?
(a) Charlie's Place.
(b) The post office.
(c) The Dowd mansion.
(d) The local library.

4. What kind of advice does Dr. Lyman Sanderson give Ruth Kelly?
(a) Packing advice.
(b) Travel tips.
(c) Cooking advice.
(d) Dating advice.

5. According to Elwood Dowd, people around town tell him about their _______________ each night.
(a) craft projects
(b) grandchildren
(c) hopes, dreams, and loves
(d) fears and anxieties

Short Answer Questions

1. After several drinks, with whom did Dr. William Chumley get into an argument over who should pay?

2. What does Dr. William Chumley want to know about Elwood Dowd?

3. Where was Harvey when Elwood Dowd first met him?

4. What does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. Lyman Sanderson about the name Harvey?

5. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ruth Kelly find out when she calls Charlie's Place to verify Elwood Dowd's story?

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

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

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

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