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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. Why does Roxanne not want Cyrano to tell Christian what she wants him to discuss?
(a) He might feel unsure fo himself
(b) He might be offended
(c) He might try too hard to please her
(d) He might prepare something beforehand

2. To what literary work does the Comte de Guiche refer Cyrano before leaving the shop?
(a) Candide
(b) Don Quixote
(c) The Seven Caesars
(d) Henry V

3. What does Christian tell Cyrano is his only hope for staying in Roxane's affections?
(a) Winning a duel
(b) Staying silent
(c) Writing her a sonnet
(d) Kissing her

4. What does Lise use as wrapping for Ragueneau's food?
(a) Poems
(b) Tissues
(c) Journals
(d) Old sacks

5. In Scene 7, Christian compares his love to two mythological figures: Cupid and whom?
(a) Hercules
(b) Medusa
(c) Theseus
(d) Hermes

Short Answer Questions

1. For whose benefit do the cadets demand Cyrano tell the story of his recent victory over the brigands?

2. Where does Cyrano appear in Scene 3?

3. What act does Cyrano tell Roxane not to miss at Clomire's before she leaves in Scene 3?

4. What word is Roxane unable to utter when she returns to the window in Scene 10?

5. At the end of Scene 3, what does Cyrano say he has done many times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Christian's interchange with Roxane in Scene 5.

2. Describe Lise.

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

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

5. Why does Ragueneau expect Cyrano at the play?

6. How does Cyrano get rid of the Duenna?

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

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

9. What is the Comte de Guiche's treachery against Ligniere?

10. Why does Cyrano leave the theatre at the end of Act 1?

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