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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. Why does Roxane reason Cyrano is late?

2. What time of day is the opening of Act 4?

3. What item does Carbon pointedly tell Roxane is missing from his company?

4. When de Guiche accuses a cadet of being intoxicated, the cadet claims to be so because of what?

5. What sin does Cyrano proudly confess to Sister Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roxane resolve to do at the end of Scene 5?

2. What revenge does de Guiche take on Cyrano and Christian in Scene 14?

3. Describe Cyrano in Scene 5.

4. What secret does Cyrano tell Christian in Scene 7?

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

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

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

8. Why does Cyrano wait so long to tell Roxane the truth?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the dynamic between Cyrano and the Comte de Guiche. Use the several insults that Cyrano deal de Guiche throughout the play as framework for the essay. Why does Cyrano deal the nobleman these slights, and how does de Guiche respond? Who pays for these slights? Does either man ultimately change as a result of this dynamic?

Essay Topic 2

Cyrano is renowned in the play not only as a warrior and leader, but also as an artist. Write an essay about Cyrano the artist. How does he bring beauty and verse into every aspect of his being? Does he consider art a profession? Does he intend to make money from it? Cite examples from the text in answering these questions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the relationship between Le Bret and Cyrano. As the protagonist's foil, what information does Le Bret provide the audience at the beginning of the play? Throughout the ensuing four acts, what new information does Le Bret draw? How does Rostand create a relationship that allows this disclosure to occur organically?

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