View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Song say is different about Gallimard that made him stand out in her audience?
(a) He is French.
(b) He is wearing a tie.
(c) He is wearing a hat.
(d) He is a man.

2. What does Song say is undervalued in the West?
(a) Education.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Street smarts.

3. In the stage directions, who does David Henry Hwang compare Song to in appearance?
(a) Nancy Kwan.
(b) Lana Turner.
(c) Anna May Wong.
(d) Rita Moreno.

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

5. What does Song say about the soul of China?
(a) It is much older than the soul of France.
(b) It is unwilling to learn from its mistakes..
(c) It is a forward-thinking society.
(d) It is rooted two thousand years in the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpless say will be engraved on Pinkerton's tombstone?

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

3. What did Gallimard replace with practicality?

4. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"

5. What was one outstanding feature about Isabelle that Marc remembers?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 266 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample