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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location is Gallimard narrating his story?
(a) His flat in Beijing.
(b) A prison cell in Paris.
(c) A courtroom in Paris.
(d) His flat in Paris.

2. What did the doctor find was wrong with Helga?
(a) She is too old to get pregnant.
(b) She is barren.
(c) She is sick.
(d) Nothing.

3. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

4. In Gallimard's fantasy, who plays Pinkerton?
(a) Manuel Toulon.
(b) Gallimard himself.
(c) Marc.
(d) Comrade Chin.

5. At what point in the plot does Scene 8 pick up?
(a) Song begged Gallimard to marry her.
(b) Song asked Gallimard to leave Helga.
(c) When Song announced she was pregnant.
(d) Song wanted to name the baby Peepee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the famous duet that Pinkerton and Sharpless sing together?

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

3. Who is the American consul character in Madame Butterfly?

4. What was NOT waiting for Gallimard back in Paris when he arrived in 1968?

5. According to Song, what does happiness look like?

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