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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. During their first period of silence, what do Amanda and Elyot do?
2. What does Elyot do to help recover from the triple use of their code?
3. What time is it at the top of Act II?
4. Who or what is Charles?
5. What does Elyot sarcastically say he is surprised Amanda never did?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Amanda and Elyot reluctant to discuss another marriage?
2. Why does Amanda call out "triple Sollocks?"
3. In Act II, what does Elyot say that reveals his philosophy on life?
4. 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?
5. What two things does Elyot do that annoy Amanda that leads up to their biggest fight?
6. What are Amanda's beliefs?
7. How do Amanda and Elyot's feelings differ on the abandonment of Sibyl and Victor?
8. What are Amanda and Elyot arguing about when Elyot first calls "Sollocks?"
9. Is Amanda being honest when she says she would never have been happy with Victor and how is it apparent?
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
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 2
Amanda and Elyot have a deep, involved history of being passionately in love and being just as violently hateful toward each other.
1) Compare and contrast the relationship between Amanda and Elyot versus their relationships with Victor and Sibyl. Discuss the similarities and differences using specific examples from the script.
2) How do you believe the new marriages would have worked out had Elyot and Amanda not run away together? Specifically, would Elyot and Amanda have been able to reconcile their "private lives" to their new spouses?
3) In your opinion, should Elyot and Amanda ever again attempt to stay together? Support your arguments with specific examples from the script.
Essay Topic 3
Amanda and Elyot's battles appear to be made up of petty jealousies. Can their love exist without jealousy? Why or why not? What is the point of it? How does it add or detract from their love?
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