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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 Mother Margaret forbid her Sisters from doing regarding Cyrano?
(a) Talking to him
(b) Being rude to him
(c) Trying to convert him
(d) Cooking him food

2. What weapon has been used to mortally injure Cyrano?
(a) A block of wood
(b) A musket
(c) A scythe
(d) A wagon wheel

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

4. Which major character is not present onstage at the beginning of Scene 10?
(a) Cyrano
(b) Roxane
(c) Christian
(d) de Guiche

5. Which of the following is not a promise that Roxane demands of Cyrano at the end of Act 3?
(a) That Christian will remain faithful
(b) That Christian with write often
(c) That Christian will be place at the back of the line
(d) That Christian will not suffer in the cold

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Scene 3, Carbon admonishes his men to respect de Guiche for what reason?

3. For what does Roxane proudly proclaim she now loves Christian?

4. On what does Cyrano blame his fainting in Scene 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Le Bret and Carbon call on Cyrano at the end of Scene 1?

3. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

4. How does Cyrano embarrass the Comte de Guiche in Scene 4?

5. Describe the imaginary enemies Cyrano fights at the end of the play?

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

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

8. What offer does Christian make to Cyrano in Scene 9?

9. Why is Christian distraught at the end of Scene 8?

10. Why are the troops starving at the beginning of Act 4?

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