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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. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose to flee to Amanda's flat?
2. What can Sibyl do that Amanda cannot?
3. To whom does this statement refer? "I can't bear to think I'm married to such rugged grandeur."
4. What does the orchestra keep doing in Act 1?
5. What does Amanda tell Victor about Elyot's presence?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Elyot know that Amanda's statement of the two of them being in love all over again is false?
3. Amanda describes her marriage to Elyot as, "two violent acids bubbling about in a nasty little matrimonial bottle." Why would she use those words and what images do they provoke?
4. What does Elyot mean when he claims that he and Amanda were too in love for their relationship to last?
5. What is the significance of "Solomon Isaacs?"
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. How can the reader interpret Amanda's statement about a person's private life?
9. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose Paris to run away to?
10. Why do Elyot and Amanda both lie to their spouses about the reasons they should leave the hotel instead of just telling the truth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Is it important that these characters are rich and upper-class? How would this play have changed if Amanda and Elyot were not as rich as they are written? Is the glamor and sophistication absolutely necessary? How does it affect the fights? Do you believe that this is meant to be a statement on the behaviors of the upper-class? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Amanda and Elyot appear to be stuck in a never-ending cycle of love and hate. Is this tragic, comedic, or both? Why? Is it within the grasp of their character to be able to escape? Do you believe they want to escape? Why or why not?
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