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

2. With whom does Elwood Dowd consult about a potential dinner with Ethel Chauvenet?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Myrtle Mae Simmons.

3. What is the name of the orderly in Chumley's rest?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Dr. Saul Rubinek.

4. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons wonder aloud about her uncle, Eldwood Dowd?
(a) Why he can't just be run over by a truck.
(b) Why he carries around an extra hat and raincoat.
(c) Why he isn't in show business.
(d) Why he can't be normal like her mother.

5. According to the dialogue in this scene between Veta SImmons and Ethel Chauvenet, do the two women see each other often?
(a) Yes, everyday.
(b) Yes, about once a month.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, about twice a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?

2. What observation does Myrtle Mae Simmons make about her mother in relation to her uncle, Elwood Dowd?

3. What happens whenever Elwood Dowd tries to introduce Harvey to the sanitarium staff?

4. What is Veta Simmons' reaction to Elwood Dowd's "friend"?

5. In what room does Elwood Dowd wait when the ladies excuse themselves?

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