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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 appears to have been a contributing factor to Elyot and Amanda's jealousy during their marriage?

2. What is prominently displayed in Amanda's flat?

3. What happens to Amanda's apartment during the final fight?

4. In Act II, what does Amanda reveal to Elyot that first begins to upset him?

5. What does Elyot tell the person calling Amanda's flat with the wrong number?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Amanda and Elyot make up during the "triple Sollocks," what happens that brings their happy mood down again and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The stage directions and dialogue are very direct with how the characters should look. Discuss the physical characteristics, clothing, and age of each character and how it reflects upon each character. Why is it important that Sibyl is seven years younger than Elyot or that Victor is in his mid-thirties? What about the difference in costuming between Amanda and Sibyl? How do the characters appear to each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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