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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. Which of the following items is not a part of Cyrano's dinner?
(a) A grape
(b) A sliver of ham
(c) A macaroon
(d) A glass of water

2. About what subject, according to Lise, will Ragueneau stop talking?
(a) Meeting D'Artagnan
(b) Cyrano fight with thr ruffians
(c) Roxane's immenant arrival
(d) Cyrano's rhymed duel

3. What act does Cyrano tell Roxane not to miss at Clomire's before she leaves in Scene 3?
(a) Singing twins
(b) Firebreathers
(c) Trained monkeys
(d) Tumblers

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

5. Where is Ligniere going at the end of Scene 2?
(a) His home
(b) The pubs
(c) Church
(d) The military camp

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what subject does Roxane expect Christian to speak this night?

2. Which of the following is not someone to whom Roxane says goodbye as she returns from Clomire's?

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

4. Which character is trying to seduce the Flower Girl in the first scene?

5. Who, at the beginning of the Act is relating his misfortunes to the Duenna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job is Cyrano given in Scene 12?

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

3. Why hasn't Cyrano professed his love to Roxane?

4. How does Cyrano explain Christian's uncertain poetry to Roxane?

5. What furtive disagreement do Christian and Cyrano has at the end of Scene 7?

6. How does Cyrano get rid of the Duenna?

7. Describe Lise.

8. How does Cyrano react to the loutish Citizen's attack on his nose?

9. How does Roxane prevent Christian's going to battle in Scene 2?

10. Why does Cyrano truly detest Montfleury?

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