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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is not a part of Cyrano's dinner?

2. About what subject, according to Lise, will Ragueneau stop talking?

3. What act does Cyrano tell Roxane not to miss at Clomire's before she leaves in Scene 3?

4. What does one cadet say Christian will look like after Cyrano is finished with him?

5. Where is Ligniere going at the end of Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job is Cyrano given in Scene 12?

2. What requests does Roxane make of Cyrano before leaving in Scene 3?

3. Why hasn't Cyrano professed his love to Roxane?

4. How does Cyrano explain Christian's uncertain poetry to Roxane?

5. What furtive disagreement do Christian and Cyrano has at the end of Scene 7?

6. How does Cyrano get rid of the Duenna?

7. Describe Lise.

8. How does Cyrano react to the loutish Citizen's attack on his nose?

9. How does Roxane prevent Christian's going to battle in Scene 2?

10. Why does Cyrano truly detest Montfleury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A major dynamic in CYRANO DE BERGERAC is the conflict between the physical appearance and the soul. Write an essay about this dynamic, focusing on Cyrano and Christian. What does each represent in terms of this theme? How do Roxane's changing attitudes toward her composite wooer reflect the balance in this ethereal struggle?

Essay Topic 2

Cyrano is renowned in the play not only as a warrior and leader, but also as an artist. Write an essay about Cyrano the artist. How does he bring beauty and verse into every aspect of his being? Does he consider art a profession? Does he intend to make money from it? Cite examples from the text in answering these questions.

Essay Topic 3

Love is an ambiguous force in Cyrano de Bergerac. It guides many character's actions, both for good and for ill. Write an essay about Rostand's ambiguous attitude toward love:

Part 1) Christian loves Roxane completely, which blind him to the reality of his relationship with her. How does he pay for this love, and who else pay for it in the long run?

Part 2) To what extent do both Montfleury and Valvert pay for their romantic desires? What do they have in common and what do they respectively lose?

Part 3) The Comte de Guiche is consumed by his love for Roxane. Analyze how this all-engrossing love is the catalyst for both his most eveil acts and his finest.

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