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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. What causes Beralde to comment that Argan must be feeling better?
(a) Argan can hear and speak.
(b) Argan is entertaining guests.
(c) Argan is looking better.
(d) Argan has dismissed his servants.

2. In Act 1, Scene 11, who startles Toinette by appearing at Argan's house unexpectedly?
(a) Angelique.
(b) Punchinello.
(c) Cleante.
(d) Beline.

3. What is Argan adding up in the beginning of the play?
(a) Medical bills.
(b) Money.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Beans.

4. Who tells Angelique that Beline is conspiring against her?
(a) Cleante.
(b) Thomas Diaforus.
(c) Toinette.
(d) Mr. de Bonnefoi.

5. Whom does Toinette thank for creating Thomas Diaforus?
(a) Education.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) His father.
(d) French society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Cleante invited to meet Angelique's fiance?

2. Who tells Argan he is "the picture of health"?

3. What is Mr. Fleurant's profession?

4. Who is the speech that Thomas Diaforus mistakenly delivers to Angelique actually intended for?

5. How does Toinette plan to help Angelique marry Cleante?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the title of the play influence the audience's initial perception of Argan?

2. How does the doctor deflect Argan's inquiries about his resemblance to Toinette?

3. How is foreshadowing used to set up the ordeal that makes Argan a doctor?

4. How does Angelique's indifference to her stepmother's selfish intent show the depth of her feelings for Cleante?

5. How does Beline's reaction to seeing her husband dead affect Argan?

6. How does Argan's illness affect his realization of Angelique's feelings towards him?

7. How does the conversation between Angelique and Toinette demonstrate the high regard that Toinette has achieved in the house?

8. How can we tell that Louison is loyal to Angelique?

9. How does Toinette dismiss Argan's fears that Louison hates him?

10. How is Argan's selfishness in choosing a husband for his daughter a result of his imaginary illness?

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