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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 famous French writer does Ragueneau accuse in Scene 6 of stealing words from Cyrano?
(a) Voltaire
(b) Hugo
(c) Moliere
(d) Corneille

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

3. Which is the first instrument that Cyrano instructs be played in Scene 3?
(a) The lyre
(b) The castanet
(c) The drum
(d) The fife

4. What does Roxane say she followed to find Arras?
(a) The north star
(b) Her heart
(c) The devastation
(d) The map

5. In what state did Ragueneau leave Cyrano before coming to the convent?
(a) Unconscious
(b) Recovered
(c) Railing
(d) Dead

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following coach parts is used to smuggle food to the cadets?

2. Which of the following characters is not present at the beginning of Scene 1?

3. When stopped by Spanish forces, where does Roxane tell them she is going?

4. In Scene 4, what indicates to Roxane that Cyrano should have arrived?

5. When de Guiche accuses a cadet of being intoxicated, the cadet claims to be so because of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Roxane reason Cyrano's absence at his appointed time?

3. What declaration does Roxane make about the feast?

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

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

6. What news of Cyrano does Ragueneau bring in Scene 3?

7. Describe the state of the battle at the end of Act 4?

8. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth regarding the letters?

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

10. How has Roxane's love changed in the months since the siege?

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