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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 refer to as "laughable?"

2. What kind of women did Amanda imagine Elyot would go after?

3. How many total glasses of brandy does Elyot drink?

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

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

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

4. How is Elyot being hypocritical about Amanda's disclosure of her post-marital affairs?

5. Elyot muses that he and Amanda are clearly in love after they have a small tiff. Amanda protests that he should not sound so bitter about the fact. Why would Elyot sound bitter or resigned when saying that he and Amanda are in love?

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

7. Is Amanda being honest when she says she would never have been happy with Victor and how is it apparent?

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

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

10. At the end of Act II, why does Elyot calling "Sollocks" not work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Could there be any social repercussions from having domestic violence shown in an amusing light? What would happen if Elyot slapping Amanda did not lead to humorous results? How is a woman being slapped funny in this context? If you do not find it funny, then what would realistically happen if Amanda and Elyot were to really fight that way? Is it ever alright to use this for comedy? You may cite examples from other movies, plays, or books to support your answer, but make sure to use it alongside the text of the play.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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