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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Figaro remind the Count?
(a) The letter asked him to hear her sing.
(b) The letter asked him to sing.
(c) The letter asked him to play her a song.
(d) The letter asked him to write her a sonnet.

2. What does the Count vow to do?
(a) Marry Rosine.
(b) Find Rosine a good husband.
(c) Give Rosine her freedom.
(d) Save Rosine.

3. How does Bartholo enter?
(a) He creeps in.
(b) He storms in.
(c) He walks in.
(d) He crawls in.

4. How does Rosine react when Figaro tells her the truth about this man?
(a) She is suprised and nervous.
(b) She is saddened and shocked.
(c) She is flattered, excited, embarrassed and frightened all at the same time.
(d) She feels sorry for him and wants to help him in any way she can.

5. Figaro sees her point, and suggests that Rosine do what?
(a) Send "Lindor" a note saying he needs to be calm and rational.
(b) Send "Lindor" a note to be more kind to Bartholo.
(c) Send "Lindor" a note saying he needs to be more thoughtful next time he visits outside her window.
(d) Send "Lindor" a note saying he is sorry for being so rude to Bartholo.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom is Rosine's paper?

2. How is Rosine alone at last and free to do as she pleases?

3. How does Rosine describe Figaro?

4. Why does Figaro lend the Count his guitar, telling him to sing anything that comes into his mind?

5. Where does this story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy does Rosine use after she has switched the letters? How is her strategy even better than the Count's?

2. How does the Count reveal he is feeling uncertain about the plan? About what is he uncertain? Does he make a good choice? Why or why not?

3. How does Figaro respond when Bartholo calls him a knave? What is a knave?

4. What does Rosine do when she believes that "Lindor" was deceiving her, expressing love on someone else's behalf? How does this heighten the suspense?

5. What is Figaro's plan? Do you believe this plan will work? Why or why not?

6. What happens as the Count comes in, disguised as a soldier and pretending to be drunk? What is he trying to do the Bartholo to distract him? Is he successful?

7. What does Bazile decide to do? Why? How does this decision help the Count, Figaro, and Rosine?

8. What remark does Figaro make when the Count romantically comments on Rosine's attractiveness? Why does he do this?

9. What does Rosine tell Figaro to tell "Lindor?" How will this news affect "Lindor?"

10. Why does the Count reveal his identity? How is her reaction? Why is she so easily able to change her feelings?

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