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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Amanda say, "What an odd thing to be glad about?"
(a) Elyot tells Amanda that he is glad they are both remarried.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda that he is glad to see her.
(c) Victor tells Amanda that he is glad to be married to her.
(d) Victor states that he is glad he is normal.

3. What does Amanda forbid Victor from doing?
(a) Going to look for Elyot.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Mentioning Elyot's name.
(d) Drinking.

4. How do Amanda and Elyot realize that they are sharing a terrace in the hotel?
(a) Amanda hears Elyot shouting at Sibyl.
(b) Elyot sees Amanda with her new husband.
(c) Amanda hears Elyot singing one of their favorite songs.
(d) Amanda asks Elyot for a cigarette.

5. What separates the two terraces in the first scene?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A line of trees.
(c) A brick wall.
(d) A wrought-iron fence.

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

7. What time of day does the first act take place?
(a) Evening.
(b) Night.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Morning.

8. What is the view from the terrace?
(a) A casino.
(b) The water reflecting the lights of a nearby yacht.
(c) A wedding.
(d) Ocean waves crashing.

9. Who is the oldest character of the four introduced in Act I?
(a) Victor.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Elyot.
(d) Amanda.

10. According to Elyot, how does he feel about Amanda?
(a) He is indifferent toward her.
(b) He despises and pities her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He is still angry at her.

11. Where do Amanda and Victor plan to eat dinner?
(a) The casino.
(b) The terrace.
(c) The hotel.
(d) The yacht.

12. In which country is Act I set?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

13. What does Amanda do when she realizes Elyot is in the hotel?
(a) She runs inside.
(b) She walks over to his side of the terrace.
(c) She clutches her throat in shock.
(d) She asks him for a cigarette.

14. In Act I, where do the honeymooning couples plan to spend their first night together?
(a) The French Riviera.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lyon.
(d) St. Mortiz.

15. What does Sibyl want to avoid?
(a) Swimming.
(b) A sunburn.
(c) The beach.
(d) Tiring herself out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Amanda tell Victor she did to Elyot while they were married?

3. What is the code-phrase that Amanda and Elyot decide to use to stop all arguments?

4. What time is it, specifically, at the top of Act I?

5. What does Elyot accuse Sibyl of being?

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