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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 does Sibyl dislike?
(a) Overly masculine men.
(b) Masculine women.
(c) Overly witty people.
(d) Nosy people.

2. What does Amanda tell Victor about Elyot's presence?
(a) Amanda says she saw Elyot running down the street.
(b) Amanda says that Elyot is staying on the yacht.
(c) Amanda says that Elyot is working at the hotel.
(d) Amanda says that Elyot is staying next door to them.

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

4. Where do Amanda and Victor plan to eat dinner?
(a) The terrace.
(b) The hotel.
(c) The casino.
(d) The yacht.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says "I like a man to be a man?"

2. Who says, "I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives?"

3. Which factor does NOT contribute to the rekindling of Elyot and Amanda's love for each other?

4. What does Amanda call Victor in Act 1?

5. In which country is Act I set?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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?

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

7. 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?

8. What is the significance of "Solomon Isaacs?"

9. What does Elyot's pastime of traveling the world imply about his character?

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

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