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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reenters at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Sister Claire
(b) Mother Margaret
(c) de Guiche
(d) Roxane

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

3. At the beginning of Scene 5, what is Cyrano afraid to do?
(a) Speak to Christian
(b) Fall asleep
(c) Enter the battle
(d) Look at Roxane

4. When stopped by Spanish forces, where does Roxane tell them she is going?
(a) To her lover
(b) To her church
(c) To her farm
(d) To her mother

5. What does Christian protest he contains within himself?
(a) A devil
(b) Hope
(c) A rival
(d) Despair

6. What does Cyrano generally do regarding Sisters Claire and Martha?
(a) Tease them
(b) Ignore them
(c) Badger them
(d) Flirt with them

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

8. What sin does Cyrano proudly confess to Sister Martha?
(a) Leachery
(b) Eating meat on Friday
(c) Taking the Lord's name in vain
(d) Brawling with women

9. What item does Roxane take from Christian's body in Scene 10?
(a) His plume
(b) A rosary
(c) A letter
(d) His sword

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

11. What does Mother Margaret forbid her Sisters from doing regarding Cyrano?
(a) Trying to convert him
(b) Talking to him
(c) Cooking him food
(d) Being rude to him

12. What word does Cyrano accidentally state that alerts Roxane to Christian's death?
(a) No
(b) God
(c) Been
(d) Were

13. What does de Guiche notice immediately about the first soldier he approaches in Scene 7?
(a) He is running away
(b) He is asleep
(c) He is red
(d) He is crying

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

15. What does Christian ask Roxane to do at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Forget him after he dies
(b) Visit the other men
(c) Ask Cyrano about the letters
(d) Bring him another glass of wine

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did the Comte de Guiche lose in his most recent assault?

2. At the beginning of Scene 8, what reason does Roxane give Christian for coming to the camp?

3. Where does Cyrano tell Le Bret he expects to go after death?

4. Which of the following is not a term that Roxane uses to describe Christian's prose in her speech in Scene 8?

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

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