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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 does one cadet say Christian will look like after Cyrano is finished with him?
(a) Shucked corn
(b) Chopped wood
(c) Flayed rabbit
(d) Mince-meat

2. Where does Cyrano go onstage in Scene 12?
(a) On the garden wall
(b) The balcony
(c) Into Roxane's lodging
(d) Under a bench

3. Who informs Cyrano that Roxane wishes to meet him?
(a) Ragueneau
(b) Christian
(c) Le Bret
(d) Her Duenna

4. Where does Cyrano appear in Scene 3?
(a) The rafters
(b) De Guiche's box
(c) The stage
(d) The audience pit

5. In Scene 5, what does Cyrano protest he has never done, though he has good cause?
(a) Overslept
(b) Cried
(c) Killed a man
(d) Seduced a woman

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a food that one of Ragueneau's cooks brings him?

2. When does Christian intend to declare his love to Roxane?

3. What does Christian repeatedly protest he will do if Cyrano does not help him in Scene 6?

4. Under what name did Roxane go when she was younger?

5. In Scene 6, what does Roxane say she would do if her beloved were stupid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What requests does Roxane make of Cyrano before leaving in Scene 3?

2. Why does Cyrano consider himself a coward at the end of Scene 3?

3. How does Cyrano get rid of the Duenna?

4. Describe the scene at the beginning of the play.

5. What new sadness has befallen Ragueneau at the beginning of Act 3?

6. What offer does de Guiche make Cyrano, and why does Cyrano refuse?

7. What point does Cyrano make in Scene 8 about patronage of the arts?

8. Why does Christian insult Cyrano's nose in Scene 9?

9. How do Cyrano and Christian intend to speak to Roxane at the end of Scene 6?

10. Describe Lise.

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