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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. How much time has passed between Act I and Act II?
2. What does Amanda suggest she and Elyot do if their spouses find them?
3. In Act II, what does Elyot tell Amanda they must do?
4. What do Amanda and Elyot not believe in?
5. According to Amanda, what are Hungarians like?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act II, what does Elyot say that reveals his philosophy on life?
2. What are Amanda's beliefs?
3. Why does Amanda call out "triple Sollocks?"
4. Why does Elyot say that, despite their current happiness, being separated was probably for the best?
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. What are some of the things that initially attracted Amanda to Victor?
7. After Amanda and Elyot make up during the "triple Sollocks," what happens that brings their happy mood down again and why?
8. At the beginning of Act II, does it appear that Elyot and Amanda have been getting along? How can the reader tell?
9. Why are Amanda and Elyot reluctant to discuss another marriage?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Amanda declares to Victor that, "Chance rules my life." What does she mean by that? What does she do throughout the play that requires taking a chance? Using specific examples and actions from the text, argue whether Amanda really means what she says and, if so, how chance plays a part in the plot and her character development.
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