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

2. When de Guiche accuses a cadet of being intoxicated, the cadet claims to be so because of what?
(a) The smell of powder
(b) His love of France
(c) The presence of a beautiful woman
(d) Fear

3. In Scene 4, what indicates to Roxane that Cyrano should have arrived?
(a) The clock striking
(b) The arrival of his customary chair
(c) The position of the sun
(d) The recitiation of evening prayer

4. 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 will be place at the back of the line
(c) That Christian with write often
(d) That Christian will not suffer in the cold

5. According to the Comte de Guiche, what does the trumpet sounding signify to the troops?
(a) The Spanish retreating
(b) The death of their commander
(c) The fall of the enemy battlements
(d) Reinforcements arriving

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Act 5, what does Sister Martha accuse Sister Claire of doing?

2. What does de Guiche recommend Cyrano do in Scene 2?

3. How many years after the events of Act 4 does Act 5 take place?

4. What is the Comte de Guiche's new title in Act 5?

5. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What secret does Cyrano tell Christian in Scene 7?

5. What does Roxane resolve to do at the end of Scene 5?

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

7. What declaration does Roxane make about the feast?

8. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

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

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

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