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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Veta Simmons believe is protecting her brother?
2. Who holds back Wilson when he tries to physically assault Elwood Dowd?
3. Where does Veta Simmons tell Elwood Dowd that Harvey is located?
4. To whom is Myrtle Mae Simmons immediately attracted?
5. Who seems most concerned about the character that's gone missing at the outset of the scene?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which other characters do you think are starting to believe in Harvey by the end of this scene? Why do they do this?
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 does Myrtle Mae Simmons offer up as "proof" that Elwood Dowd is a horrible person to live with (at least according to her)?
4. How does Dr. William Chumley get escorted out of Charlie's Place, according to Elwood Dowd?
5. With whom does Elwood Dowd speak to on the phone when he arrives home and what does he talk about?
6. In his phone conversation home in this scene, what does Elwood Dowd want to know?
7. What are some of the reasons Veta Simmons is visibly shaken up and disheveled-looking when she first appears in this scene?
8. While Veta Simmons and Dr. William Chumley are arguing, what happens?
9. Who enters the sanitarium toward the end of this scene? What is this person's emotional state?
10. How does Dr. Lyman Sanderson try to psychoanalyze Elwood Dowd's relationship with Harvey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is the potential relationship between Myrtle Mae Simmons and Wilson so ironic? Why does Veta Simmons react in the way that she does to the thought of her daughter dating Wilson? Please provide examples from the text where appropriate.
Essay Topic 2
Given the way in which the play ends and the final attitudes of the characters, do you believe that, within the context of the story, Harvey was a real entity? Why or why not? Does Harvey have to be real in order for the play to be effective? Why or why not? Please provide examples from the text to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the play, Myrtle May Simmons' attitudes toward her uncle are sour and don't change much. How is this character used throughout the story, especially in light of the changes we see in virtually every other character? What aspect of humanity at large does her character represent? Please provide support from the text.
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