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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What one word best sums up the type of humor in this scene?
(a) All responses are correct.
(b) Miscommunication.
(c) Witty references to pop culture.
(d) Slapstick.

2. How is Elwood Dowd dressed when we first see him?
(a) In a floral shirt and cargo shorts.
(b) In a hat and raincoat.
(c) In a business suit.
(d) In a military officer's dress uniform.

3. What is the name of the main character's invisible friend?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Gary.
(c) Garvey.
(d) Larry.

4. What is Veta Simmons' reaction to Elwood Dowd's "friend"?
(a) She actively introduces Elwood Dowd's invisible buddy to everyone.
(b) She suspects Elwood Dowd has been taking hallucinogenic drugs.
(c) She is embarrassed, but tries to deal with it.
(d) She feels helpless and cries a lot.

5. Myrtle Mae Simmons answers the phone as the first scene begins. Who is calling?
(a) The Reader's Digest clearinghouse.
(b) The Society Editor of the local paper.
(c) The IRS.
(d) A long-lost friend.

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

7. What does Dr. William Chumley suggest that Dr. Lyman Sanderson can use on Veta Simmons for her treatment?
(a) Formula 401.
(b) Grecian Formula.
(c) Formula 977.
(d) Formula 44.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask about Veta Simmons?
(a) Whether or not she would like a job at Chumley's rest.
(b) What her habits are and if she's still grieving for her mother.
(c) When can she come in for therapy.
(d) Where she currently lives.

13. Does Elwood Dowd order from Mrs. Greenawalt?
(a) Yes, two subscriptions.
(b) Yes, three subscriptions.
(c) Yes, one subscription.
(d) No.

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

15. Ethel Chauvenet is key in the first scene because ______________________.
(a) She has a cure-all for dementia.
(b) She can sing Italian arias by memory.
(c) She has a grandson about Myrtle Mae Simmons' age.
(d) She is a fashion consultant to the Simmons women.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Veta Simmons speak next on the telephone?

2. Who does Dr. Lyman Sanderson believe needs immediate treatment?

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

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

5. According to Elwood Dowd, what exactly IS his invisible friend?

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