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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 do Amanda and Elyot not believe in?

2. What is the name of the man who used to love and admire Amanda?

3. What annoys Amanda the most about Elyot's reaction to her post-marriage affairs?

4. How did Amanda feel when she first met Victor?

5. What does Amanda suggest she and Elyot do if their spouses find them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Amanda's beliefs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Sibyl's reaction to meeting Amanda and vice versa.

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

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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