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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. What does Amanda start to do to Elyot during their final fight?

2. What have Amanda and Elyot been doing for the last few days in Paris?

3. What is prominently displayed in Amanda's flat?

4. In Act II, what does Elyot tell Amanda they must do?

5. What do Amanda and Elyot know will inevitably happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Amanda's beliefs?

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

3. Why would Elyot say that he and Amanda would have been perfectly happy with Victor and Sibyl?

4. What are Amanda and Elyot arguing about when Elyot first calls "Sollocks?"

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

6. After Amanda and Elyot make up during the "triple Sollocks," what happens that brings their happy mood down again and why?

7. Why are Amanda and Elyot reluctant to discuss another marriage?

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

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

10. Why does it seem that Elyot and Amanda are able to forgive each other silently during their time-outs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Elyot believes that he and Amanda could have had happy, albeit boring, lives with Victor and Sibyl. What examples from the text point to him being right or wrong?

Essay Topic 3

The stage directions and dialogue are very direct with how the characters should look. Discuss the physical characteristics, clothing, and age of each character and how it reflects upon each character. Why is it important that Sibyl is seven years younger than Elyot or that Victor is in his mid-thirties? What about the difference in costuming between Amanda and Sibyl? How do the characters appear to each other?

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