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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. To where do Elyot and Amanda plan to run away?
2. How do Amanda and Elyot realize that they are sharing a terrace in the hotel?
3. What time of day does the first act take place?
4. Before Sibyl storms off the terrace in Act 1, what does Elyot tell her?
5. What does Amanda say they must do before they leave for Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What are Victor and Sibyl's attitudes on the subject of their spouses' previous marriage?
3. How does Elyot know that Amanda's statement of the two of them being in love all over again is false?
4. 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?
5. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose Paris to run away to?
6. Why does Sibyl keep asking Elyot about Amanda?
7. What does Elyot's pastime of traveling the world imply about his character?
8. What does Elyot mean when he claims that he and Amanda were too in love for their relationship to last?
9. 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?
10. How can the reader interpret Amanda's statement about a person's private life?
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
When Victor is questioning Amanda in Act III, she claims that she hates Elyot, though she is deeply attracted to him. Does Amanda truly hate Elyot? Can she hate him and have an attraction? How? Keep in mind how loving she and Elyot are to each other, including the fact that they make up and leave together at the end.
Essay Topic 3
Elyot tells Victor that there is no point in fighting each other, as it never solves anything. However, Elyot and Amanda had, just the night before, fought each other violently. Why does Elyot believe that fighting Victor is pointless, but still fights with Amanda? For example, is it a matter of respect, love, or cowardice? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.
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