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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) Sheer naivete.
(b) A small revolver.
(c) An uncommon good luck streak.
(d) The Pooka.

2. What kind of advice does Dr. Lyman Sanderson give Ruth Kelly?
(a) Packing advice.
(b) Travel tips.
(c) Dating advice.
(d) Cooking advice.

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

4. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons bring into the room as proof her uncle is not well?
(a) A large flat parcel.
(b) A diary written by Elwood Dowd to Harvey.
(c) A sculpture of Plato.
(d) A collection of rabbit-themed dinner plates.

5. How did Harvey receive his name, according to Elwood Dowd?
(a) Harvey told Elwood Dowd what his name was.
(b) Harvey let Elwood Dowd pick the name.
(c) The name was drawn at random from a hat.
(d) Harvey was given his name by a higher power.

6. 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.

7. Throughout this scene, who remains adamant that Elwood Dowd be locked up in the sanitarium?
(a) Myrtle Mae Simmons.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(d) Veta Simmons.

8. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons claim about living with her uncle?
(a) That he never takes a bath.
(b) That it's not so bad after a while.
(c) That he's always spoiling her.
(d) That it is horrendous.

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

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

11. What does Elwood Dowd tell Ruth Kelly about Dr. William Chumley's whereabouts?
(a) He doesn't know where Dr. William Chumley is.
(b) He is at Charlie's Place.
(c) He is at the Dowd mansion.
(d) He is on a train to Pittsburgh.

12. What is Wilson's attitude toward Elwood Dowd's story regarding Dr. William Chumley?
(a) He couldn't care less.
(b) He is amazed and speechless.
(c) He is extremely skeptical.
(d) He believes Elwood Dowd.

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

14. Where does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd that Harvey is located?
(a) At the sanitarium.
(b) At the mailbox across the road.
(c) In the mansion's basement.
(d) In the mansion's bathtub.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters, looking disheveled and shaken?

2. How many bars were searched looking for Elwood Dowd?

3. What does Veta Simmons tell Dr. William Chumley about her brother, Elwood Dowd?

4. Where does Elwood Dowd say Dr. William Chumley found him?

5. What does Dr. William Chumley believe?

(see the answer keys)

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