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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sibyl's nickname for Elyot?
(a) Lettie.
(b) Elli.
(c) She dooes not have a nickname for him.
(d) Husband.

2. What kind of women did Amanda imagine Elyot would go after?
(a) Married women.
(b) She did not believe Elyot would be unfaithful.
(c) Widows.
(d) Young debutantes.

3. What does Amanda say they must do before they leave for Paris?
(a) They must go home first.
(b) They must make a pact to never quarrel again.
(c) They must find their spouses and explain what happened.
(d) They must leave a note for their spouses.

4. What does Amanda call Victor in Act 1?
(a) A weak man.
(b) A "pompous ass."
(c) Not a gentleman.
(d) A windbag.

5. What does Amanda tell Victor in the first act that frightens him?
(a) Amanda wants to get a sunburn on the beach.
(b) Amanda claims to be unreliable and complex.
(c) Amanda wishes to gamble all night.
(d) Amanda plans to run away with Elyot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amanda refer to hormones?

2. What reason is given for the first time Elyot struck Amanda during their marriage?

3. What separates the two terraces in the first scene?

4. In Act I, Sibyl asks Elyot about Amanda. According to Elyot, what does Amanda do beautifully that Sibyl can not do?

5. During their first period of silence, what do Amanda and Elyot do?

(see the answer key)

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