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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. William Chumley do to Dr. Lyman Sanderson when he finds out they admitted the wrong patient?
(a) Dr. William Chumley explains it was a simple mistake and that he'll look into it personally.
(b) Dr. William Chumley fires Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Dr. William Chumley cackles to himself and goes home, ignoring Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Dr. William Chumley demands that Dr. Lyman Sanderson sort it out.

2. In what room does Elwood Dowd wait when the ladies excuse themselves?
(a) The foyer.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The living room.

3. What does Elwood Dowd carry around with him?
(a) A hat and raincoat.
(b) A snowglobe and a rabbit's foot.
(c) An umbrella and a pocket knife.
(d) A Bible and a set of keys.

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

5. How old is Elwood Dowd, approximately?
(a) Forty-seven.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Fifty-three.
(d) Twenty-five.

6. What is the name of Dr. William Chumley's wife?
(a) Betty Chumley.
(b) Christine Chumley.
(c) Doreen Chumley.
(d) Barbara Chumley.

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

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

9. What detail about Elwood Dowd does Veta Simmons originally reveal to Dr. Lyman Sanderson?
(a) Elwood Dowd is too organized.
(b) Elwood Dowd is delirious.
(c) Elwood Dowd is a widower.
(d) Elwood Dowd is a drinker.

10. What is Veta Simmons trying to do at the sanitarium?
(a) Introduce Myrtle Mae Simmons to Wilson.
(b) Have Elwood Dowd commited for evaluation.
(c) Evaluate the facilities for future fund-raising events.
(d) Create a business partnership with Ruth Kelly.

11. What are Myrtle Mae Simmons and her mother primarily trying to achieve?
(a) They are trying to harbor a fugitive from justice.
(b) They are plotting to rob a bank.
(c) They want to be accepted by the town's society.
(d) They are trying to get help for Elwood Dowd.

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

13. What does Wilson read at the end of this scene?
(a) An encyclopedia.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A sales pamphlet.
(d) A psychiatrics manual.

14. What is Myrtle Mae Simmons' attitude toward Elwood Dowd?
(a) She finds him rude and obnoxious.
(b) She is embarrassed by him.
(c) She is fearful for his life.
(d) She loves him very deeply because he is eccentric.

15. When Veta Simmons hangs up the phone with Mrs. Greenawalt, what does she declare?
(a) That Elwood Dowd has embarrassed her for the last time.
(b) That Elwood Dowd's invisible friend could be the life of the party.
(c) That Mrs. Greenawalt may have an alcohol problem.
(d) That Mrs. Greenawalt is an annoyance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Veta Simmons' reaction whenever Elwood Dowd's invisible friend's name is mentioned?

2. What is the name of the main character's invisible friend?

3. How do the employees of the sanitarium regard Dr. William Chumley?

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson claim about Veta Simmons' mental condition?

5. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ethel Chauvenet when she reacts to his casual conversation with his invisible friend?

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