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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their first period of silence, what do Amanda and Elyot do?
(a) Call their spouses.
(b) Keep fighting.
(c) Leave the apartment.
(d) Smoke a cigarette.

2. Elyot claims to have been in love with another woman during their separation. Where is she from?
(a) London.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) South Africa.

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

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

5. What does Elyot refer to as "laughable?"
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Marriage.

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

7. What does Amanda start to do to Elyot during their final fight?
(a) She starts punching Elyot.
(b) She tries to push Elyot out of her apartment.
(c) She starts throwing any objects she can find at him.
(d) She tries to kiss Elyot and make up with him.

8. What is the name of the man who used to love and admire Amanda?
(a) Charles Burden.
(b) A name is not given.
(c) Victor Prynne.
(d) Peter Burden.

9. What does Elyot tell the person calling Amanda's flat with the wrong number?
(a) He says that the person they are trying to reach is in India.
(b) He pretends to be the person the caller is trying to reach.
(c) He says that the person they are trying to reach is in Madagascar.
(d) He tells the caller they have the wrong number.

10. According to Amanda, what are Hungarians like?
(a) Wistful.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

11. According to Elyot, what is the problem with being a specialist?
(a) A specialist is too concentrated on one thing to notice what is going on around them.
(b) Most specialists are socially awkward.
(c) A specialist never tries to explain what they know to anyone else.
(d) A specialist is too pompous to really be understood.

12. What appears to have been a contributing factor to Elyot and Amanda's jealousy during their marriage?
(a) Elyot was the more popular of the pair.
(b) Elyot was extremely well-traveled.
(c) They both believed the other was constantly unfaithful.
(d) Amanda was richer than Elyot.

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

14. 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 stayed in the apartment together.
(c) They have taken in the museums and shows.
(d) They have walked around the city.

15. During their final fight, what does Amanda say she'd rather do than marry Elyot?
(a) Be alone the rest of her life.
(b) Die in torment.
(c) Run away to another country.
(d) Stay with Victor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elyot wearing in Act II?

2. Who says, "Flippancy brings out the acid in their damned sweetness and light."

3. After the phone call, Amanda is worrying about her future with Elyot and what should happen when their spouses find them. What does Elyot urge her to do to calm her fears?

4. What does Elyot sarcastically say he is surprised Amanda never did?

5. According to Amanda, what did Victor love to do?

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