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

2. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?
(a) She laughs uncontrollably.
(b) She nearly faints.
(c) She pretends she doesn't see it.
(d) She shrieks and runs out of the room.

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

4. What does Elwood Dowd do immediately upon arriving home?
(a) He picks up Myrtle Mae Simmons' package and runs outside with it.
(b) He pours himself some liquor from the bottle hidden in the bookshelf.
(c) He sneaks down to the basement to be alone.
(d) He makes a phone call to Betty Chumley.

5. According to Veta Simmons, what keeps people going and separates them from "the beasts"?
(a) Desire for acceptance.
(b) Our dreams.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Gasoline-powered cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this scene take place?

2. Where does Elwood Dowd put the contents he finds in Myrtle Mae Simmons' flat parcel?

3. What is Elwood Dowd's initial reaction upon seeing the parcel Myrtle Mae Simmons left?

4. What does Dr. William Chumley assure Judge Gaffney of to hopefully avoid a lawsuit?

5. Who says "A painting shows not only the reality but the dream behind it"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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"?

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

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

8. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons offer up as "proof" that Elwood Dowd is a horrible person to live with (at least according to her)?

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

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

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