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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. How does Figaro try to cheer up Cherubin regarding his new assignment?

2. Which characters are plotting to have Cherubin stay?

3. Which character tries to talk Suzanne into giving in to the Count's demands?

4. When the women tell Figaro that the Count knows everything, what does Figaro tell the Count to believe?

5. What is the Countess's explanation to the Count as he enters the bedchamber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Bartholo, Brid-Oisin, Bazile, and Antonio meet Figaro in the pavilion?

2. How does Suzanne explain to the Countess how Cherubin got away?

3. What does the conversation between Marceline and Bartholo reveal?

4. What does Figaro say when he is reminded of Suzanne's plans of still meeting the Count in the garden?

5. What happens after Suzanne enters the room alone with the Count?

6. What happens as Figaro and Suzanne are formally presented?

7. What happens to Cherubin after the Count angrily jumps out from behind the chair?

8. What are the implications for Suzanne now that the presence of Cherubin has been revealed?

9. What happens after Cherubin has admitted to the Count that his actions have been unwise but that he can be discreet?

10. How does the Countess react to the Count when he states he is the victim of a joke and demands to know what the point of it all is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the crisis of the play? Describe the key actions that take place. Describe the characters that are involved. Include 3 textual references to support your findings.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the Tone and Mood of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. How are the tone and mood important to the development of the characters? How do the tone and mood contribute to the action of the character? Use textual examples from 2 scenes in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the climax of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO? How does the climax lead to the denouemont? How does the element of farce effect the resolution? Include 4 pieces of dialogue as evidence in your essay.

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