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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 to Amanda's apartment during the final fight?

2. What do Amanda and Elyot keep doing to the gramophone?

3. Who is Louise?

4. What time is it at the top of Act II?

5. Elyot claims to have been in love with another woman during their separation. Where is she from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Amanda's beliefs?

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

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

4. Why would Elyot say that he and Amanda would have been perfectly happy with Victor and Sibyl?

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

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

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

8. What do the reactions of Victor and Sibyl to the spectacle of Amanda and Elyot fighting suggest about their personalities?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the character of Louise. Why is she included in the play? What is the purpose of Sibyl and Victor not being able to understand her foreign language? What does she add to the overall arch of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Elyot tells Victor that there is no point in fighting each other, as it never solves anything. However, Elyot and Amanda had, just the night before, fought each other violently. Why does Elyot believe that fighting Victor is pointless, but still fights with Amanda? For example, is it a matter of respect, love, or cowardice? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

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