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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. What does Christian insist Cyrano do as a result of Roxane's profession of love?

2. To which Greek god does Roxane compare Christian in Scene 8?

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

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

5. How many dishes of preserves does Cyrano report the king consumed on Saturday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What declaration does Roxane make about the feast?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Roxane bring food to the troops?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of honor in CYRANO DE BERGERAC becomes synonymous with the idea of soldiery. Focusing on Le Bret, Carbon, and the cadets of Act 4, write an essay on the the lionization of the career soldier. How do these characters deal with adverse circumstances? What do they idolize and what do they revile? How do they react to the extremities of Cyrano?

Essay Topic 2

Ragueneau is a figure of much comedic value, a sort of kindly fool forever at the mercy of a hostile world. He is also on of Cyrano's greatest advocates. Write an essay about Ragueneau. What does he value in life, and why do these choices cause him so much pain? Why does he enter scenes when he does? Why do you think he ends in such ignominy?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the play, Rostand uses caricatures of certain character types to create a sense of society at large. Write an essay about these caricatures - focusing on three - and what effect they create. What are they mocking? How do they create the impression of a status quo? How do major characters interact with them, and why?

Part 1) Monfleury

Part 2) The poets of Ragueneau's shop

Part 3) The sisters of the convent

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