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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what building does Act I take place?
2. To what does Amanda say, "What an odd thing to be glad about?"
3. What does Amanda call Victor in Act 1?
4. What does Elyot call Sibyl?
5. What does Elyot believe is the cruelest thing he and Amanda could do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Elyot's pastime of traveling the world imply about his character?
2. Why does Sibyl keep asking Elyot about Amanda?
3. What is the significance of "Solomon Isaacs?"
4. How does Elyot know that Amanda's statement of the two of them being in love all over again is false?
5. 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?
6. Why do Elyot and Amanda both lie to their spouses about the reasons they should leave the hotel instead of just telling the truth?
7. 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?
8. What would be the best way to describe the relationship between each of the married couples?
9. What does Elyot mean when he claims that he and Amanda were too in love for their relationship to last?
10. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose Paris to run away to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Amanda and Elyot speak about how they used to slap each other around, culminating in a knock-down, drag-out fight at the end of Act II. What is the point of the physical violence in this play? Could the play have existed without the final fight at the end of Act II? What does it show about the characters?
Essay Topic 2
"Private Lives" is known for sharp, witty dialogue. What role does the dialogue play in this story? How does it add to the plot, humor, and character development?
Essay Topic 3
In the world of this play, does it seem that love cannot exist without violence? How do violence and passion relate to each other or do they at all? Cite specific examples from the script to support your argument.
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