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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 happens in the final fight that forces Elyot to try to call "Sollocks?"

2. Who or what is Charles?

3. Why does Amanda and Elyot send Louise home?

4. How much time has passed between Act I and Act II?

5. Where does Act II take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Elyot say that, despite their current happiness, being separated was probably for the best?

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

4. What sets off the very first argument of Act II?

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

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

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

8. Why does Amanda call out "triple 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 the reactions of Victor and Sibyl to the spectacle of Amanda and Elyot fighting suggest about their personalities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amanda and Elyot speak about how they used to slap each other around, culminating in a knock-down, drag-out fight at the end of Act II. What is the point of the physical violence in this play? Could the play have existed without the final fight at the end of Act II? What does it show about the characters?

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

Is it important that these characters are rich and upper-class? How would this play have changed if Amanda and Elyot were not as rich as they are written? Is the glamor and sophistication absolutely necessary? How does it affect the fights? Do you believe that this is meant to be a statement on the behaviors of the upper-class? Why or why not?

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