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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. According to Amanda, what did Victor love to do?

2. How many total glasses of brandy does Elyot drink?

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

4. What reason is given for the first time Elyot struck Amanda during their marriage?

5. What annoys Amanda the most about Elyot's reaction to her post-marriage affairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Amanda being honest when she says she would never have been happy with Victor and how is it apparent?

4. What are Amanda's beliefs?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Could there be any social repercussions from having domestic violence shown in an amusing light? What would happen if Elyot slapping Amanda did not lead to humorous results? How is a woman being slapped funny in this context? If you do not find it funny, then what would realistically happen if Amanda and Elyot were to really fight that way? Is it ever alright to use this for comedy? You may cite examples from other movies, plays, or books to support your answer, but make sure to use it alongside the text of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of this play. As a comedy of manners, how does it play to the reader's expectations? How are the characters drawn within the confines of this type of play? Is the plot consistent with a comedy of manners?

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