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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What annoys Amanda the most about Elyot's reaction to her post-marriage affairs?
(a) Amanda is annoyed that Elyot does not believe her.
(b) Amanda is annoyed that Elyot believes it is proper for men to be promiscuous, but not women.
(c) Amanda is annoyed that Elyot is not listening.
(d) Amanda is annoyed that Elyot does not care.

3. What have Amanda and Elyot been doing for the last few days in Paris?
(a) They have gone out to dinner every night.
(b) They have walked around the city.
(c) They have taken in the museums and shows.
(d) They have stayed in the apartment together.

4. Who is Louise?
(a) Louise is Amanda's sister.
(b) Louise is the woman with whom Elyot had an affair.
(c) Louise is Amanda's maid.
(d) Louise is Elyot's maid.

5. Who says, "Flippancy brings out the acid in their damned sweetness and light."
(a) Victor.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Elyot.
(d) Sibyl.

6. What is prominently displayed in Amanda's flat?
(a) A harp.
(b) A bed.
(c) A bar.
(d) A piano.

7. What happens in the final fight that forces Elyot to try to call "Sollocks?"
(a) Amanda tries to throw Elyot out of her apartment.
(b) Amanda slaps Elyot.
(c) Elyot has ruined Amanda's record.
(d) Elyot admits to having an affair while they were married.

8. According to Amanda, what did Victor love to do?
(a) Victor loved to go dancing.
(b) Victor loved the opera.
(c) Victor loved to look after Amanda.
(d) Victor loved to verbally spar with Amanda.

9. How does Amanda refer to hormones?
(a) "Chemical, what d'you call 'ems."
(b) "Our, what d'you call it, attraction."
(c) "Our chemical urges."
(d) "Our chemistry."

10. What is Elyot wearing in Act II?
(a) A tuxedo.
(b) A dinner jacket.
(c) A dressing gown.
(d) A bathing suit.

11. What did Amanda let her admirer do that made Elyot jealous?
(a) Amanda danced with him.
(b) Amanda made love to him.
(c) Amanda let him kiss her.
(d) Amanda was completely innocent and it was all in Elyot's mind.

12. At the end of Act II, Victor and Sibyl walk into Amanda's apartment to find what?
(a) Amanda and Elyot are physically fighting.
(b) Amanda and Elyot are on the couch together.
(c) Elyot is unconscious from being hit with the record player.
(d) Amanda and Elyot are drinking brandy to calm themselves after the fight.

13. According to Elyot, what would his and Amanda's lives have been like had they not seen each other again?
(a) Calm and easy.
(b) Loving.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Completely fulfilling.

14. What causes the use of the triple code?
(a) Amanda slams the piano shut on Elyot's fingers.
(b) Elyot turns off the record player.
(c) Amanda does not want to make love to Elyot at that moment.
(d) Elyot does not want to make love to Amanda at that moment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed between Act I and Act II?

2. What do Amanda and Elyot not believe in?

3. What is the name of the man who used to love and admire Amanda?

4. Why does Elyot tell Amanda to turn the gramophone off?

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

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