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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 is Suzanne trying on as Figaro is busy measuring?

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

3. What sound summons Suzanne to the Countess?

4. How does Figaro respond to Bazile's comment regarding Cherubin being careful around Fanchette?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count muse to himself as he sits in the castle's throne room?

2. How does Suzanne react when she realizes that the paper that fell from the jumper's pocket is Cherubin's commission?

3. What does the Countess say to Suzanne regarding the meeting in the garden?

4. What does Figaro reveal that proves he is a gentleman?

5. What does Figaro reveal in his aside?

6. What does the Countess and Suzanne scheme to do to the Count?

7. How do Figaro and the Countess respond to the Count's decision regarding Cherubin?

8. What does the Countess say to the Count at the end of the play after he's been humiliated?

9. What is the significance of Suzanne actions at the opening of Act 1 as Figaro is measuring the floor to determine the best place for the bed?

10. According to Figaro, how are events supposed to unfold in the garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of figurative language in THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. How are similes, metaphors, alliteration, etc used in developing the structure of the play? Include 2 examples of each form of figurative language in your response.

Essay Topic 2

The character of Figaro is a talented manipulator. Discuss the specific ways in which Figaro's manipulations turns the plot and allows the plot to move forward. Include 3 pieces of textual evidence in your explanation and be sure to tell how the plot moves forward because of Figaro's manipulations.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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