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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Judge Gaffney feel about Elwood Dowd being locked up in the sanitarium?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is relieved that Elwood Dowd is finally getting some help.
(c) He feels bad about it.
(d) He feels vindicated.

2. Where does this scene take place?
(a) A padded cell.
(b) The office in Chumley's Rest.
(c) Charlie's Place.
(d) The Dowd mansion.

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

4. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson tell Elwood Dowd?
(a) He's sorry they committed Veta Simmons.
(b) He and Ruth Kelly are running off together.
(c) He believes he can see Harvey, too.
(d) He has to face reality.

5. In this scene, Dr. William Chumley and Judge Gaffney visit whom upstairs in the Dowd mansion?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(c) Elwood Dowd.
(d) Veta Simmons.

6. Who says "A painting shows not only the reality but the dream behind it"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Elwood Dowd.
(c) Dr. William Chumley.
(d) Veta Simmons.

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

8. Where was Harvey when Elwood Dowd first met him?
(a) In the Dowd mansion.
(b) By a river.
(c) At Chumley's Rest.
(d) Leaning against a white lamp post.

9. 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 everything was a total misunderstanding.
(d) That Wilson was really to blame for Veta Simmons' rough treatment.

10. What does Elwood do before leaving the scene again?
(a) Makes another phone call.
(b) Tips his hat to the portrait.
(c) Grabs a handful of peanuts from a bowl.
(d) Tips his hat to the mantle.

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

12. What does Dr. Lyman Sanderson ask Elwood Dowd to do?
(a) Recount the night's events.
(b) Get ready to be admitted to the sanitarium.
(c) Pay for the drinks and Charlie's.
(d) Quit talking about Harvey.

13. Who does Ruth Kelly call to verify Elwood Dowd's story?
(a) Ethel Chauvenet.
(b) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(c) Charlie's Place.
(d) Veta Simmons.

14. Where does Dr. William Chumley go to hide?
(a) His office.
(b) The basement.
(c) Upstairs at the sanitarium.
(d) A broom closet.

15. Where does this scene take place?
(a) The police station.
(b) A field near town.
(c) The sanitarium.
(d) The Dowd library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Veta Simmons' reaction when she sees the portrait of Elwood Dowd and Harvey on the mantle?

3. What happens as Elwood Dowd talks to his sister on the phone?

4. What does Harvey look like, according to this scene?

5. What does Dr. William Chumley believe?

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