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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elwood Dowd get from behind a book on the bookcase?
(a) A pair of reading glasses.
(b) A bottle of liquor.
(c) A bottle of arsenic.
(d) An atlas of Europe.

2. Whom does Ethel Chauvenet invite to dinner "soon"?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Mrs. Greenawalt.

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

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe about Veta Simmons?
(a) She might be an alcoholic.
(b) She is in too much of a hurry to leave.
(c) She is very attractive for an older woman.
(d) She could be very dangerous.

5. How does Elwood Dowd speak to Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Very abstractly.
(b) Very politely.
(c) Very rudely.
(d) Very sadly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ethel Chauvenet's reaction to Elwood Dowd's imaginary friend?

2. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?

3. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?

4. What reason does the nurse, Ruth Kelly, give to Dr. Lyman Sanderson for wanting the two of them to join Elwood Dowd for drinks later that night?

5. What form does Harvey take?

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