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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 Cyrano give to Christian at the end of Scene 10?
(a) His sword
(b) His plume
(c) His love letter
(d) A mask

2. In Scene 2, Ragueneau wraps an order of patties in a sonnet to whom?
(a) Phyllis
(b) Eleanor
(c) Penelope
(d) Andramoche

3. What two drinks does Roxane compare to express her disappointment with Christian's words to her?
(a) Cider and champagne
(b) Beer and sherry
(c) Water and nectar
(d) Juice and wine

4. When the monk returns at the beginning of Scene 11 looking for Magdeleine Robin, Cyrano claims to have misheard the latter name as what?
(a) Ronin
(b) Rolin
(c) Rodin
(d) Rosalin

5. What action in Scene 2 signifies that the play-within-the-play is about to begin?
(a) The beginning of the dumb-show
(b) The playing of music
(c) The lighting of the chandeliers
(d) The raising of the curtain

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Christian that Ligniere's life is in danger?

2. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?

3. Which of the following is not an object to which Cyrano compares a kiss?

4. What does Cyrano give Bellerose at the end of Scene 4?

5. At what time is Roxane meeting Cyrano?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What news does Roxane tell Cyrano in Scene 6?

4. Describe the scene created when Ragueneau's poets enter the shop.

5. Describe Lise.

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

7. With what has Ragueneau been preoccupied in Act 2?

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

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

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

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