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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Betty Chumley and Wilson are left alone at the end of this scene. What do they talk about?
(a) What a tremendous mistake it was to admit Veta Simmons.
(b) When the office would be remodeled.
(c) How polite Elwood Dowd is.
(d) What a Pooka is.

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

3. What is Elwood Dowd's outlook when Wilson brings him to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?
(a) Sad but compliant.
(b) Wryly amused.
(c) Outraged and angry.
(d) Cheerful and polite.

4. Where does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley about his location?
(a) That he was at Charlie's Place.
(b) That he was where he was.
(c) That he was at Chumley's Rest.
(d) That he was at home.

5. Who does Elwood Dowd tell Dr. William Chumley's wife that he's looking for?
(a) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Harvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Judge Gaffney feel about Elwood Dowd being locked up in the sanitarium?

2. According to Veta Simmons, what keeps people going and separates them from "the beasts"?

3. With whom does Elwood Dowd discuss the details of the book he picked from the bookshelf?

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

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

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