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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings about the first use of Amanda and Elyot's special code?
(a) Amanda talks about Victor's good qualities.
(b) Amanda reveals that she was not celibate after the divorce.
(c) Amanda tells Elyot he should call Sibyl.
(d) Amanda thinks Elyot has had too much to drink.

2. To where do Elyot and Amanda plan to run away?
(a) London.
(b) The Taj Mahal.
(c) Paris.
(d) Tokyo.

3. What does Elyot accuse Sibyl of being?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Adulterous.
(c) Overly dependent.
(d) Manipulative.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Sibyl do that Amanda cannot?

2. What genre of play is "Private Lives?"

3. Before Sibyl storms off the terrace in Act 1, what does Elyot tell her?

4. What did Amanda let her admirer do that made Elyot jealous?

5. What is Victor's conclusion about Amanda's feelings for him?

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