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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cyrano admit to Christian at the end of Scene 7?
(a) He has written to Roxane every day
(b) He fears death
(c) He despises Christian
(d) He loves Roxane

2. At what part of Roxanne's body does Christian marvel when she embraces him in Scene 5?
(a) Her feet
(b) Her hands
(c) Her lips
(d) Her eyes

3. Why does Roxane reason Cyrano is late?
(a) A sister detains him
(b) He is picking up flowers
(c) He has forgotten
(d) Some accident has occured

4. What weapon has wounded Carbon at the end of Act 4?
(a) Sword
(b) Cannon
(c) Musket
(d) Halberd

5. Who does Cyrano quote in Scene 6 to explain the nature of his murder?
(a) Homer
(b) Virgil
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Himself

6. How many years after the events of Act 4 does Act 5 take place?
(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 5

7. What does Cyrano do every morning before dawn?
(a) Delivers Christian's letter
(b) Prays
(c) Rouses the troops with a bawdy poem
(d) Scavenges for food in the woods

8. What do Carbon and Le Bret notice about de Guiche immediately on his entrance in Scene 4?
(a) He is in a rage
(b) He is fat
(c) He is half-asleep
(d) He is pale

9. For what does Roxane proudly proclaim she now loves Christian?
(a) His wit
(b) His eyes
(c) His bravery
(d) His soul

10. What other major character has Roxane brought along in her coach?
(a) Ragueneau
(b) Ligniere
(c) Montfleury
(d) Valvert

11. At the beginning of Scene 8, what reason does Roxane give Christian for coming to the camp?
(a) His letters
(b) Her loneliness
(c) The plight of the troops
(d) She does not know

12. Which of the following is not among the enemies Cyrano fights at the end of the play?
(a) Silliness
(b) Hypocrisy
(c) Cowardice
(d) Compromise

13. Which major character is not present onstage at the beginning of Scene 10?
(a) Cyrano
(b) de Guiche
(c) Roxane
(d) Christian

14. In Scene 4, what indicates to Roxane that Cyrano should have arrived?
(a) The arrival of his customary chair
(b) The recitiation of evening prayer
(c) The clock striking
(d) The position of the sun

15. Which of the following coach parts is used to smuggle food to the cadets?
(a) The yokes
(b) The curtains
(c) The axels
(d) The lantern

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Cyrano, do the Spanish troops never notice when he crosses their lines?

2. What does Christian discover in Cyrano's most recent letter to Roxane that shocks him in Scene 4?

3. Which of the following is not a term that Roxane uses to describe Christian's prose in her speech in Scene 8?

4. How many meals a day do the cadets claim to have gotten in Paris?

5. How does de Guiche's voice change after he decides to stay and fight?

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