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

2. Where has Wilson been searching for Elwood Dowd?
(a) Under the stairwell.
(b) Area bars.
(c) Local sporting events.
(d) The corridors of Chumley's Rest.

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

4. What does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley on the phone?
(a) That he was ready to turn himself in to the sanitarium.
(b) That he would like her to meet Harvey.
(c) That he was in love with her.
(d) That he attended the cocktail party and didn't see her there.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Elwood Dowd tell Betty Chumley about his location?

4. Who enters the scene after Elwood Dowd, Dr. Lyman Sanderson, and the nurse exit?

5. What does Dr. William Chumley believe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. While Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley are arguing, what happens?

10. What becomes clear about Elwood Dowd in this scene?

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