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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What starts the final fight between Amanda and Elyot in Act II?
(a) Amanda accuses Elyot of not taking their situation seriously enough.
(b) Elyot tries to leave the apartment.
(c) Elyot brings up an admirer of Amanda's who she once let kiss her.
(d) Amanda has too much to drink.

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

3. In Act II, what does Elyot tell Amanda they must do?
(a) They must apologize to their spouses.
(b) They must return to London.
(c) They must leave the flat before Victor and Sibyl find them.
(d) They must live in the moment and enjoy life.

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

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

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

7. What does Elyot angrily say that Amanda lacks?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Heart.
(c) Tact.
(d) Morals.

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

9. According to Elyot, what will fade, along with his and Amanda's passion?
(a) Their love for each other.
(b) Their apathy towards society.
(c) Their urge to bicker.
(d) Their desire to always be flippant.

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

11. How did Amanda feel when she first met Victor?
(a) Old and unwanted.
(b) Angry and depressed.
(c) Young and vibrant.
(d) Free.

12. 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.

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

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

15. At the very end of the second act, where are Amanda and Elyot?
(a) Amanda is in her room, while Elyot is on the sofa.
(b) Amanda and Elyot are wrestling on the floor.
(c) They have retreated into seperate bedrooms.
(d) Elyot has left the flat, leaving Amanda alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amanda wearing in Act II?

2. What does Amanda start to do to Elyot during their final fight?

3. How does Amanda refer to hormones?

4. During their final fight, what does Amanda say she'd rather do than marry Elyot?

5. What does Elyot do to help recover from the triple use of their code?

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