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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Act I, Sibyl asks Elyot about Amanda. According to Elyot, what does Amanda do beautifully that Sibyl can not do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Play piano.
(d) Organize.

3. What is heard off-stage when the play starts?
(a) Elyot and Sibyl arguing.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) A small orchestra.
(d) Birds chirping.

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

5. Where did Elyot and Amanda spend their honeymoon?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Taj Mahal.
(d) St. Mortiz.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sibyl and Victor leave, what do Amanda and Elyot do with the cocktails?

2. What appears to be one of Elyot's pastimes?

3. Where do Elyot and Sibyl plan to eat dinner?

4. What separates the two terraces in the first scene?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What would be the best way to describe the relationship between each of the married couples?

2. In Act I, Amanda proclaims to Victor that women should hold some mystery. Later, Elyot tells her that she holds no mystery for him and she responds that she is glad. Why?

3. How does Elyot know that Amanda's statement of the two of them being in love all over again is false?

4. Elyot remarks to Sibyl that, "Apart from loving me and all that, you must have plans." What does he mean by that and why would he accuse Sibyl of it?

5. How can the reader interpret Amanda's statement about a person's private life?

6. Amanda describes her marriage to Elyot as, "two violent acids bubbling about in a nasty little matrimonial bottle." Why would she use those words and what images do they provoke?

7. When discussing the possibility of getting a sunburn, Amanda remarks to Victor, "I did so hope our honeymoon was going to be progressive" in response to his declaration that he could not love her anymore than he already does. What does this statement portend about Amanda's views on relationships, particularly her marriage to Victor?

8. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose Paris to run away to?

9. To Sibyl's dismay, Elyot does not care for her mother and believes that Sibyl married him in part to escape her. What do the differing attitudes about the mother reveal about Sibyl's character?

10. At the start of the play, is Elyot in love with Sibyl? How can the reader tell?

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