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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. Which two characters are alone onstage at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Le Bret and Raguenau
(b) Ragueneau and de Guiche
(c) Roxane and Ragueneau
(d) Le Bret and de Guiche

2. What time of day is the opening of Act 4?
(a) Evening
(b) Noon
(c) Sunrise
(d) Dusk

3. To which Greek god does Roxane compare Christian in Scene 8?
(a) Zeus
(b) Apollo
(c) Poseidon
(d) Aries

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christian ask Roxane to do at the end of Scene 8?

2. What assistance does de Guiche offer to Carbon in Scene 7?

3. To what classical text does Roxane refer when expressing her admiration for Christian in Scene 8?

4. Who does Cyrano quote in Scene 6 to explain the nature of his murder?

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 Cyrano distract the Comte de Guiche while Roxane and Christian marry?

3. How does the cadets' attitude toward the Comte de Guiche change in Scene 7?

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

5. What lie does Cyrano tell Christian before he dies?

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

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

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

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

10. In Scene 2, what news has de Guiche heard regarding Cyrano?

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