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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 happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?
(a) He is interrupted each time.
(b) He is laughed at.
(c) He is ignored.
(d) He is asked to leave.

2. 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.

3. What is Ethel Chauvenet's reaction to Elwood Dowd's imaginary friend?
(a) She calls the sanitarium immediately.
(b) She is oddly accepting of it.
(c) She introduces Elwood Dowd to her own imaginary friend.
(d) She is horrified and wants to get away.

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

5. What does Veta Simmons confess to Dr. Lyman Sanderson about Harvey?
(a) That Harvey keeps her awake sometimes by whistling.
(b) That Harvey is a rediculous fantasy of Elwood Dowd's.
(c) That Harvey has been killing sheep in the area.
(d) That even she has seen him occasionally.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elwood Dowd deal with his invisible friend?

2. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?

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

4. What words appear at the bottom of the page that Wilson is reading when the scene ends?

5. Which character was selected to be the associate doctor at the sanitarium?

(see the answer key)

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