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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. In Scene 6, one cadet tells Roxanne that he is crying for what reason?
(a) She is so beautiful
(b) The food is so good
(c) He has not slept in days
(d) He is afraid to die

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

3. At the end of Scene 3, Carbon admonishes his men to respect de Guiche for what reason?
(a) He is a noble
(b) He is ruthless with dissent
(c) He is their commander
(d) He is a Gascon

4. What moment in the play does Cyrano claim to Roxane was the epitome of his life?
(a) His present death by her side
(b) The balcony scene
(c) The seige at Arras
(d) The defeat of Valvert

5. What reason does the Comte de Guiche give for leaving at the end of Scene 5?
(a) He must polish his armor
(b) He must strike his tent
(c) He must rally the other troops
(d) He must inspect his guns

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a location that Cyrano guesses he is while stalling de Guiche?

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

3. To what classical text does Roxane refer when expressing her admiration for Christian in Scene 8?

4. What does Christian ask Roxane to do at the end of Scene 8?

5. What item does Carbon pointedly tell Roxane is missing from his company?

Short Essay Questions

1. What declaration does Roxane make about the feast?

2. What is Cyrano's relationship with Roxane in Act 5?

3. How does Roxane make her way to the Gascony cadets?

4. What lie does Cyrano tell Christian before he dies?

5. Describe the setting of Act 5.

6. What does Roxane incorrectly assume when she see's Ragueneau and Le Bret exit in Scene 3?

7. What does Roxane say about her surroundings at the beginning of Scene 4?

8. How does Cyrano distract the Comte de Guiche while Roxane and Christian marry?

9. According to Le Bret in Scene 2, How has Cyrano changed of late?

10. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

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