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

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

3. Who comes to the house, asking about Veta Simmons?
(a) Judge Gaffney.
(b) Dr. Lyman Sanderson.
(c) Mrs. Greenawalt.
(d) Wilson.

4. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Judge Gaffney.
(c) Veta Simmons.
(d) Dr. William Chumley.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Elwood Dowd, people around town tell him about their _______________ each night.

3. What does Elwood do before leaving the scene again?

4. After several drinks, with whom did Dr. William Chumley get into an argument over who should pay?

5. Where does Elwood Dowd say he and Harvey have adventures every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myrtle Mae Simmons offer up as "proof" that Elwood Dowd is a horrible person to live with (at least according to her)?

2. Why is Veta Simmons speech about the importance of art significant, if at all?

3. With whom does Elwood Dowd speak to on the phone when he arrives home and what does he talk about?

4. Why does Elwood Dowd enter the sanitarium with flowers for Ruth Kelly?

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

6. Why is Myrtle Mae Simmons surprised when Judge Gaffney arrives at the Dowd home?

7. In his phone conversation home in this scene, what does Elwood Dowd want to know?

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

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

10. In one or two sentences, describe how the evening's events transpired, according to Elwood Dowd.

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