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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. In Act II, what does Amanda reveal to Elyot that first begins to upset him?
2. What happens in the final fight that forces Elyot to try to call "Sollocks?"
3. What does Elyot refer to as "laughable?"
4. What does Amanda and Elyot short their code to stop arguing to?
5. How much time has passed between Act I and Act II?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. At the end of Act II, why does Elyot calling "Sollocks" not work?
3. Is Amanda being honest when she says she would never have been happy with Victor and how is it apparent?
4. Why are Amanda and Elyot reluctant to discuss another marriage?
5. How do Amanda and Elyot's feelings differ on the abandonment of Sibyl and Victor?
6. Why does Elyot say that, despite their current happiness, being separated was probably for the best?
7. How is Elyot being hypocritical about Amanda's disclosure of her post-marital affairs?
8. What do Victor and Sibyl do at the end of Act II when they see Amanda and Elyot fighting?
9. Why does Amanda call out "triple Sollocks?"
10. What two things does Elyot do that annoy Amanda that leads up to their biggest fight?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Amanda's speech about a person's private life sums up one of the themes of the play. What would happen if Amanda and Elyot behaved with everyone else as they do with each other? Would they be as successful in life as they appear to be? Would anyone have wanted to marry either of them again? Do you believe this? Why or why not?
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
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?
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