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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose to flee to Amanda's flat?
(a) It is where Amanda and Elyot used to live together.
(b) It is back home.
(c) Victor does not know where it is.
(d) It is in the country.

2. Where do Elyot and Sibyl plan to eat dinner?
(a) The yacht.
(b) The casino.
(c) The hotel.
(d) The terrace.

3. According to Amanda, what rules her life?
(a) Chance.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

4. What genre of play is "Private Lives?"
(a) Theatre of cruelty.
(b) Comedy of manners.
(c) Theatre of the absurd.
(d) Comedy of errors.

5. Why does Amanda and Elyot send Louise home?
(a) Amanda and Elyot want more privacy.
(b) Louise is needed by her family.
(c) Louise is drinking the brandy.
(d) Louise has a cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amanda start to do to Elyot during their final fight?

2. What kind of women did Amanda imagine Elyot would go after?

3. When Elyot was on his world travels, what kept him from being too excited about what he saw?

4. What does Sibyl want to avoid?

5. How does Elyot get out of his room in the third act?

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