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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. Which character wants to marry Figaro, even if she has to plot to do it?
2. What is Antonio carrying when he enters the room?
3. What instrument does Bazile play?
4. What does the Count swear to Suzanne after he realizes that Cherubin has heard the entire conversation and is banished?
5. What does Figaro playfully tease Marceline about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Figaro argue regarding the letter?
2. What happens to Cherubin after the Count angrily jumps out from behind the chair?
3. What does the Countess and Suzanne scheme to do to the Count?
4. What does the Countess say to the Count at the end of the play after he's been humiliated?
5. How does Suzanne react when she realizes that the paper that fell from the jumper's pocket is Cherubin's commission?
6. What happens after Cherubin has admitted to the Count that his actions have been unwise but that he can be discreet?
7. How does Figaro respond when the Suzanne and the Countess tell Figaro that the Count knows everything?
8. 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?
9. What does the Countess promise Suzanne?
10. What happens when a group of peasant girls present Suzanne with flowers in honor of her wedding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the literary element of characterization in THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO. How are the major characters portrayed as opposed to the minor characters. What are their motivations? What are there struggles? Finally, how are the characters able to work symbiotically to move the storyline to its climax?
Essay Topic 2
From what Point of View is THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO written? How does this particular Point of View effect the characters, plot, and theme? Is this type of Point of View effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how Suzanne's flowers are the only true symbol of the entire play. Explain what the flowers represent in terms of character, theme, and conflict. Use textual references and evidence to support your findings.
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