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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. What is Sibyl's nickname for Elyot?
(a) Lettie.
(b) She dooes not have a nickname for him.
(c) Husband.
(d) Elli.

2. When Elyot is trying to convince Sibyl of premonition of disaster, what does he say will possibly happen?
(a) A violent explosion.
(b) A flood.
(c) A boat accident.
(d) A fire at the hotel.

3. Which character says, "Love is no use unless it's wise, and kind, and undramatic?"
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Victor.
(d) Elyot.

4. 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 slaps her.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He has her drink some brandy.

5. What does Sibyl want to avoid?
(a) A sunburn.
(b) Swimming.
(c) The beach.
(d) Tiring herself out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what building does Act I take place?

2. According to Amanda, what rules her life?

3. What does Amanda tell Victor about Elyot's presence?

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

5. What does Elyot tell Amanda before he tries to leave the terrace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Victor and Sibyl both use nicknames for Amanda and Elyot (Mandy and Elli), though Amanda and Elyot always refer to each other by their full names. What is the significance of the use of nicknames in regards to these four characters?

3. When Elyot implores Sibyl that they must leave the hotel, Sibyl is uncharacteristically firm and stubborn about staying. What happened throughout the act that may have given her more of a backbone?

4. What is Amanda's outlook on the violence in her previous marriage that is so shocking to Victor?

5. Why do Elyot and Amanda both lie to their spouses about the reasons they should leave the hotel instead of just telling the truth?

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

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

8. What are Victor and Sibyl's attitudes on the subject of their spouses' previous marriage?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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