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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 Elyot do to help recover from the triple use of their code?

2. At the end of Act II, what happens during the fight over the gramophone?

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

4. What do Amanda and Elyot keep doing to the gramophone?

5. Elyot claims to have been in love with another woman during their separation. Where is she from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Amanda and Elyot's feelings differ on the abandonment of Sibyl and Victor?

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

3. What are some of the things that initially attracted Amanda to Victor?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The four main characters of this play are all from England, though the play itself is set in France. What is the purpose of setting the play in two different locations in France? Would it have changed the play to be set in a different country, including the one native to the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of this play. As a comedy of manners, how does it play to the reader's expectations? How are the characters drawn within the confines of this type of play? Is the plot consistent with a comedy of manners?

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