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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Veta Simmons believe is protecting her brother?
(a) The Pooka.
(b) Sheer naivete.
(c) An uncommon good luck streak.
(d) A small revolver.

2. According to Elwood Dowd, people around town tell him about their _______________ each night.
(a) craft projects
(b) grandchildren
(c) fears and anxieties
(d) hopes, dreams, and loves

3. What does Dr. William Chumley assure Judge Gaffney of to hopefully avoid a lawsuit?
(a) That Dr. Lyman Sanderson has been fired.
(b) That he was planning on shutting down the sanitarium soon.
(c) That Wilson was really to blame for Veta Simmons' rough treatment.
(d) That everything was a total misunderstanding.

4. According to Veta Simmons, what keeps people going and separates them from "the beasts"?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Desire for acceptance.
(c) Gasoline-powered cars.
(d) Our dreams.

5. What does Elwood Dowd want to know from Ruth Kelly and Dr. Lyman Sanderson?
(a) Where Harvey's hat and coat are.
(b) Whether or not they are an item.
(c) If they are ready to go out for drinks.
(d) If Wilson is as grumpy as he seems.

6. Veta Simmons informs Dr. William Chumley that she knows where Elwood Dowd is. Where is he?
(a) He's in the mansion's basement.
(b) He's at the sanitarium.
(c) He's at Charlie's Place.
(d) He's waiting at the bus stop.

7. Why did Elwood Dowd return to Chumley's Rest?
(a) To harass them about admitting Veta Simmons earlier.
(b) To check himself in.
(c) To see how everyone was getting along.
(d) To keep his appointment with Ruth Kelly and Dr. Lyman Sanderson.

8. What is Ruth Kelly's reaction to Elwood Dowd's story about Dr. William Chumley?
(a) She seems shocked.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She seems to believe him.

9. What does Elwood Dowd find in Myrtle Mae Simmons' package?
(a) A wooden plaque engraved to Harvey.
(b) A small bundle of books about Pookas.
(c) A family tree book.
(d) A portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey.

10. After several drinks, with whom did Dr. William Chumley get into an argument over who should pay?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) The barkeep.
(d) Harvey.

11. According to Elwood Dowd's story, after Dr. William Chumley was through with his argument he ______________.
(a) Hit on a blond sitting nearby.
(b) Played a game of darts.
(c) Lost a lot of money on a pool hustle.
(d) Went on drinking.

12. Who calls in to speak with Veta Simmons?
(a) Ruth Kelly.
(b) Dr. William Chumley.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Elwood Dowd.

13. Who seems most concerned about the character that's gone missing at the outset of the scene?
(a) Veta Simmons.
(b) Ruth Kelly.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Wilson.

14. As the scene opens, who is talking on the phone?
(a) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Ruth Kelly.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

15. Who is helping Dr. Lyman Sanderson pack his things?
(a) Ruth Kelly.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. William Chumley ask Wilson to do?

2. What does Ruth Kelly ask Elwood Dowd when she first sees him in this scene?

3. What does Elwood Dowd do immediately upon arriving home?

4. Where does Elwood Dowd put the contents he finds in Myrtle Mae Simmons' flat parcel?

5. Throughout this scene, who remains adamant that Elwood Dowd be locked up in the sanitarium?

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