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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christian insist Cyrano do as a result of Roxane's profession of love?
(a) Get her away from the siege
(b) Tell her the truth
(c) Leave the camp
(d) Never speak a word to her again

2. How does de Guiche's voice change after he decides to stay and fight?
(a) It goes silent
(b) It quavers with fear
(c) It deepens with manly readiness
(d) It takes on a Gascon accent

3. Who reenters at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Sister Claire
(b) Mother Margaret
(c) de Guiche
(d) Roxane

4. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth of the letters?
(a) He fears she would leave Christian
(b) He fears she would not believe him
(c) He fears she would kill herself
(d) He fears she would not forgive him

5. In Scene 4, what is brought out in preparation for Cyrano?
(a) A copy of the gazette
(b) An armchair
(c) A bowl of rose water
(d) A plate of fruit

6. What does Christian ask Roxane to do at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Visit the other men
(b) Bring him another glass of wine
(c) Ask Cyrano about the letters
(d) Forget him after he dies

7. What word does Cyrano accidentally state that alerts Roxane to Christian's death?
(a) Were
(b) No
(c) Been
(d) God

8. Who is walking with Roxane in Scene 1?
(a) Le Bret
(b) Ragueneau
(c) Cyrano
(d) de Guiche

9. What does Le Bret announce must be done immediately upon hearing of Cyrano's injury?
(a) Burial arrangements must be made
(b) Roxane must be told
(c) Cyrano must be taken from Paris
(d) The murderers must be found

10. What does Cyrano generally do regarding Sisters Claire and Martha?
(a) Tease them
(b) Flirt with them
(c) Badger them
(d) Ignore them

11. Which of the following is not an animal that the cadets hope has been captured for food?
(a) A trout
(b) A pheasant
(c) A sparrow
(d) A carp

12. What fairy tale does Roxane reference in Scene 5 in discussing her journey?
(a) Cinderella
(b) Sleeping Beauty
(c) The Bremen Town Musicians
(d) The Robber Bridegroom

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

14. What weapon has been used to mortally injure Cyrano?
(a) A wagon wheel
(b) A block of wood
(c) A musket
(d) A scythe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roxane discover that Cyrano is not reading the letter from Christian?

2. What is the first thing that Cyrano notices about Christian in Scene 9?

3. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?

4. In the last word of the play, what does Cyrano announce he will take unblemished into the afterlife?

5. Which of the following items is not something the cadets seek out at the beginning of Scene 6?

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