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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 of the following is not an animal that the cadets hope has been captured for food?
(a) A sparrow
(b) A pheasant
(c) A carp
(d) A trout

2. What item did the Comte de Guiche lose in his most recent assault?
(a) His plume
(b) His sword
(c) His scarf
(d) His helmet

3. What fairy tale does Roxane reference in Scene 5 in discussing her journey?
(a) The Bremen Town Musicians
(b) Cinderella
(c) The Robber Bridegroom
(d) Sleeping Beauty

4. Which of the following coach parts is used to smuggle food to the cadets?
(a) The curtains
(b) The axels
(c) The yokes
(d) The lantern

5. In what month does this Act take place?
(a) October
(b) September
(c) August
(d) July

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ways of getting to the moon does Cyrano list before explaining his preferred method to de Guiche?

2. In what does Cyrano blame his tardiness at the beginning of Scene 5?

3. Who informs Cyrano of Christian's fatal wound?

4. How does Roxane discover that Cyrano is not reading the letter from Christian?

5. What word does Cyrano accidentally state that alerts Roxane to Christian's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

2. How does the cadets' attitude toward the Comte de Guiche change in Scene 7?

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

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

5. What declaration does Roxane make about the feast?

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

7. How does Roxane discover that Cyrano is her true suitor?

8. In Scene 2, what news has de Guiche heard regarding Cyrano?

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

10. Describe the setting of Act 5.

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