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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is Dr. William Chumley's emotional state when he enters the sanitarium?
(a) He is crying.
(b) He is babbling incoherently.
(c) He is nervous.
(d) He is punch drunk.

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

4. What happens as Elwood Dowd talks to his sister on the phone?
(a) Elwood Dowd hangs up in a panic.
(b) Elwood Dowd curses under his breath.
(c) Harvey arrives where Elwood Dowd is.
(d) Harvey greets the people in the mansion.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Myrtle Mae Simmons insists that the judge do what?

4. According to the phone conversation at the beginning of this scene, who has gone missing for four hours?

5. Who comes to the house, asking about Veta Simmons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Wilson is agitated when he finally locates Elwood Dowd back at Chumley's Rest?

2. What do you think Elwood Dowd meant when he confesses "I wrestled with reality for forty years and I am happy to state that I finally won out over it"?

3. What type of mechanism is relied on in this scene to generate its many comedic moments?

4. What tactic does Dr. William Chumley use to get Elwood Dowd to return home again? Is it successful?

5. What does Ruth Kelly find out when she calls Charlie's Place to verify Elwood Dowd's story?

6. What are some of the reasons Veta Simmons is visibly shaken up and disheveled-looking when she first appears in this scene?

7. How does Dr. William Chumley get escorted out of Charlie's Place, according to Elwood Dowd?

8. According to Elwood Dowd, how did Harvey get his name?

9. When Elwood Dowd mentions to Ruth Kelly that he has things he needs to do, what is he referring to?

10. Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley argue a great deal in this scene. What in general is the argument about?

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