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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. According to Elyot, how does he feel about Amanda?
(a) He is indifferent toward her.
(b) He despises and pities her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He is still angry at her.

2. What does Amanda forbid Victor from doing?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Mentioning Elyot's name.
(d) Going to look for Elyot.

3. What can Sibyl do that Amanda cannot?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Swim.
(d) Play piano.

4. When fighting with Sibyl, what does Elyot say infuriates him more than anything?
(a) Being weak-willed.
(b) Stubborness.
(c) Drunkeness.
(d) Gullibility.

5. What does Elyot tell Amanda before he tries to leave the terrace?
(a) Elyot tells Amanda that he hates her for ruining his honeymoon.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda he never loved her before.
(c) He tells her that they both know they are not in love with their new spouses.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda he loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elyot call Sibyl?

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

3. What is Sibyl's nickname for Elyot?

4. What does Amanda tell Victor in the first act that frightens him?

5. What does the orchestra keep doing in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would Victor say to Amanda that she was frightening him?

3. 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?

4. What does Elyot mean when he claims that he and Amanda were too in love for their relationship to last?

5. 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?

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

7. Why does Sibyl keep asking Elyot about Amanda?

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

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

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

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