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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Recount the night's events.
(b) Quit talking about Harvey.
(c) Pay for the drinks and Charlie's.
(d) Get ready to be admitted to the sanitarium.

2. What does Elwood Dowd find in Myrtle Mae Simmons' package?
(a) A small bundle of books about Pookas.
(b) A family tree book.
(c) A portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey.
(d) A wooden plaque engraved to Harvey.

3. Where does Wilson say he left Veta Simmons after he took her upstairs in the sanitarium?
(a) The massage room.
(b) The hydro tub.
(c) Solitary confinement.
(d) The sauna.

4. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?
(a) That he attended the cocktail party and didn't see her there.
(b) That he was ready to turn himself in to the sanitarium.
(c) That he would like her to meet Harvey.
(d) That he was in love with her.

5. What does Dr. William Chumley suggest that Dr. Lyman Sanderson can use on Veta Simmons for her treatment?
(a) Formula 977.
(b) Formula 44.
(c) Formula 401.
(d) Grecian Formula.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one word best sums up the type of humor in this scene?

2. What is Wilson's attitude toward Elwood Dowd's story regarding Dr. William Chumley?

3. Who does Dr. William Chumley call to verify the name of the patient to be admitted to the sanitarium?

4. Betty Chumley and Wilson are left alone at the end of this scene. What do they talk about?

5. What is Veta Simmons trying to do at the sanitarium?

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