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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the code-phrase that Amanda and Elyot decide to use to stop all arguments?
(a) Sullivan Isaacs.
(b) Private lives.
(c) Solomon Isaacs.
(d) Solomon's privacy.

2. Which character says "I like a man to be a man?"
(a) Elyot.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Victor.
(d) Amanda.

3. Before Sibyl storms off the terrace in Act 1, what does Elyot tell her?
(a) Elyot loves her.
(b) Elyot regrets marrying her.
(c) Elyot hopes she chokes on her dinner.
(d) Amanda is staying next door to them.

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

5. What reason does Amanda give when she tries to convince Victor that they need to leave the hotel?
(a) Her sister is waiting for them in Paris.
(b) Her sister died in a horrible accident nearby.
(c) She has had a premonition of a natural disaster.
(d) The hotel is not comfortable enough.

6. 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 in the country.
(c) It is back home.
(d) Victor does not know where it is.

7. What does Elyot do to Amanda to calm her when she starts to panic about leaving?
(a) He tells her to find Victor and explain what is going on.
(b) He has her drink some brandy.
(c) He slaps her.
(d) He kisses her.

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

9. What does Amanda tell Victor she did to Elyot while they were married?
(a) Amanda cheated on Elyot.
(b) Amanda threw furniture at Elyot.
(c) Amanda threw Elyot out of their house.
(d) Amanda broke four records over Elyot's head.

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

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

12. To whom does this statement refer? "I can't bear to think I'm married to such rugged grandeur."
(a) Victor.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Elyot.

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

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

15. 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) Victor states that he is glad he is normal.
(c) Elyot tells Amanda that he is glad to see her.
(d) Victor tells Amanda that he is glad to be married to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Sibyl do that Amanda cannot?

2. How long have Amanda and Elyot been divorced at the start of the play?

3. When Elyot is trying to convince Sibyl of premonition of disaster, what does he say will possibly happen?

4. What does the orchestra keep doing in Act 1?

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

(see the answer keys)

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