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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Act III, what is Amanda planning to do?
(a) Amanda plans to force Elyot out of her apartment.
(b) Amanda plans to run away.
(c) Amanda plans to apologize to Elyot.
(d) Amanda plans to apologize to Victor and return home with him.

2. How much time has passed between Act I and Act II?
(a) One day.
(b) One hour.
(c) A full week.
(d) A few days.

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

4. At the very end of the second act, where are Amanda and Elyot?
(a) Elyot has left the flat, leaving Amanda alone.
(b) Amanda is in her room, while Elyot is on the sofa.
(c) They have retreated into seperate bedrooms.
(d) Amanda and Elyot are wrestling on the floor.

5. Who says, "I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives?"
(a) Elyot.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Victor.
(d) Sibyl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory do Amanda and Elyot reminisce over after their spouses have left in Act 1?

2. What is the view from the terrace?

3. What appears to have been a contributing factor to Elyot and Amanda's jealousy during their marriage?

4. When the four finally sit down for coffee, what time is it?

5. At the very end of the play, what are Amanda and Elyot doing?

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