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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. Why does de Guiche have such difficulty finding Roxane's house at the beginning of Scene 13?
(a) He is wearing a mask
(b) He has poor eyesight
(c) The night is pitch black
(d) He has never been there before

2. Through what building does Le Bret exit at the end of Scene 3?
(a) The stable
(b) The nave
(c) The chapel
(d) The refractory

3. According to the Comte de Guiche, what does the trumpet sounding signify to the troops?
(a) The death of their commander
(b) The fall of the enemy battlements
(c) The Spanish retreating
(d) Reinforcements arriving

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

5. On what does Cyrano blame his fainting in Scene 5?
(a) Lack of sleep
(b) Hunger
(c) Unseasonable warmth
(d) His Arras wound

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attends Roxane throughout Scene 4?

2. What does Cyrano generally do regarding Sisters Claire and Martha?

3. Why does Cyrano fear telling Roxane the truth of the letters?

4. What does de Guiche say he should like to do with Cyrano in Scene 2?

5. How does Roxane discover that Cyrano is not reading the letter from Christian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does Christian make to Cyrano in Scene 9?

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

3. How does Christian realize that Cyrano loves Roxane in Scene 4?

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

5. Describe the imaginary enemies Cyrano fights at the end of the play?

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

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

8. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

9. Describe the setting of Act 5.

10. How does Cyrano distract the Comte de Guiche while Roxane and Christian marry?

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