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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the players of the Hotel de Bourgogne doing at the end of the first act?
(a) Rehearsing
(b) Dancing
(c) Eating
(d) Sleeping

2. Where does Cyrano appear in Scene 3?
(a) The rafters
(b) The stage
(c) De Guiche's box
(d) The audience pit

3. What does Christian repeatedly protest he will do if Cyrano does not help him in Scene 6?
(a) Seduce the Duenna
(b) Tell Roxane of his deceit
(c) Die
(d) Leave the Guards

4. How does Roxane describe Christian's wit to Cyrano in Scene 1?
(a) Nearly as good as Cyrano's
(b) Better than Cyrano's
(c) Equal to Cyrano's
(d) Abysmal

5. Who climbs Roxane's balcony at the end of Scene 6?
(a) de Guiche
(b) Christian
(c) Cyrano
(d) The Duenna

6. Which of the following items is not a part of Cyrano's dinner?
(a) A glass of water
(b) A sliver of ham
(c) A macaroon
(d) A grape

7. What does Cyrano do at the end of Scene 6 to draw Roxane's attention?
(a) Scales the balcony
(b) Shouts
(c) Sends a page to her room
(d) Tosses pebbles at her window

8. What does Christian tell Cyrano is his only hope for staying in Roxane's affections?
(a) Kissing her
(b) Writing her a sonnet
(c) Staying silent
(d) Winning a duel

9. What does Ragueneau actively ignore in his shop?
(a) Musketeer's seduction
(b) Overstuffed pastries
(c) Rodent infestation
(d) Poet's theft

10. How many men does one cadet confide in Scene 9 were recently killed by Cyrano for talk of noses?
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 2

11. At the end of Scene 7, Cyrano is shocked that Christian requests what of Roxane?
(a) That she kiss him
(b) That she marry him
(c) That she leave Paris immediately
(d) That she never see him again

12. What does Cyrano give Bellerose at the end of Scene 4?
(a) A kiss
(b) His sword
(c) His plume
(d) His purse

13. Where is Ligniere going at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Church
(b) The military camp
(c) His home
(d) The pubs

14. In Scene 6, what does Roxane say she would do if her beloved were stupid?
(a) Laugh
(b) Die
(c) Not care
(d) Find another

15. Which of the following is not someone to whom Roxane says goodbye as she returns from Clomire's?
(a) Richelieu
(b) Gremione
(c) Barthenoide
(d) Alcandre

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an object to which Cyrano compares a kiss?

2. What emotion does Roxane display when reading de Guiche's letter to the monk?

3. What does Cyrano demand Christian do in the first line of Scene 10?

4. What does Lise use as wrapping for Ragueneau's food?

5. How many enemies does Le Bret estimate Cyrano made this evening?

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