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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. How do Victor and Sibyl discover that their spouses ran away together?
(a) They are sent a note.
(b) Sibyl saw Amanda and Elyot drive away together.
(c) Victor caught Amanda and Elyot leaving.
(d) Amanda and Elyot left their spouses a note.

2. What do Amanda and Elyot not believe in?
(a) God.
(b) Monogamy.
(c) Keeping up appearances.
(d) Love.

3. After the triple use of the code, what do Amanda and Elyot do together?
(a) Call the neighbors.
(b) Write a letter to their spouses.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sing old songs.

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

5. Where does Act II take place?
(a) The hotel from Act I.
(b) Elyot's flat in Paris.
(c) Elyot's country home.
(d) Amanda's flat in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings about the first use of Amanda and Elyot's special code?

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

3. What does Elyot refer to as "laughable?"

4. In Act II, what does Amanda reveal to Elyot that first begins to upset him?

5. What causes the use of the triple code?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Act II, why does Elyot calling "Sollocks" not work?

2. Elyot muses that he and Amanda are clearly in love after they have a small tiff. Amanda protests that he should not sound so bitter about the fact. Why would Elyot sound bitter or resigned when saying that he and Amanda are in love?

3. Why does Elyot say that, despite their current happiness, being separated was probably for the best?

4. In Act II, what does Elyot say that reveals his philosophy on life?

5. What two things does Elyot do that annoy Amanda that leads up to their biggest fight?

6. What sets off the very first argument of Act II?

7. Why does Amanda call out "triple Sollocks?"

8. What do the reactions of Victor and Sibyl to the spectacle of Amanda and Elyot fighting suggest about their personalities?

9. What do Victor and Sibyl do at the end of Act II when they see Amanda and Elyot fighting?

10. At the beginning of Act II, does it appear that Elyot and Amanda have been getting along? How can the reader tell?

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