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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the woman Isabelle important in Gallimard's life?
(a) She was his sister.
(b) She was his first sexual experience.
(c) She was the first woman Marc ever loved.
(d) She was the first woman he ever loved.

2. What does Song call Gallimard?
(a) A wimp.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A cad.
(d) A tiger.

3. What does Song say is one of a Westerner's favorite fantasies?
(a) The meek husband and the brave Oriental wife.
(b) The submissive Oriental woman and the shy white man.
(c) The submissive Oriental woman with the cruel white man.
(d) The submissive white women with the cruel Oriental man.

4. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?
(a) Her sleeves.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

5. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?
(a) "Butterfly's Death."
(b) "Love Duet"
(c) "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."
(d) "The Whole World Over."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?

2. In what year does Scene 6 take place?

3. What is Song's full name?

4. What is Song afraid of as she is entertaining Gallimard in her parlor?

5. Why did Isabelle have sex with Gallimard?

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