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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Gallimard at the point Scene 13 occurs?
(a) Forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Thirty-nine.

2. Where does Scene 13 take place?
(a) Song's apartment.
(b) The German embassy.
(c) The French embassy.
(d) Gallimard's home.

3. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?
(a) Pinkerton.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Marc.
(d) The magazine model.

4. Why did Gallimard cease to call on Song?
(a) He has no interest in her.
(b) To protect her.
(c) To feel the rush of power over a woman.
(d) He was afraid of scandal.

5. What does Song claim she has given to Gallimard?
(a) Her life.
(b) Her shame.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her love.

6. In Act 1, Scene 7, when Gallimard is speaking to Helga, what does he say about the Chinese?
(a) They are a people with a rich heritage.
(b) They are a young people.
(c) They are an incredibly arrogant people.
(d) They are an amazing people.

7. According to Gallimard, who wrote Madame Butterfly?
(a) Giuseppe Verdi.
(b) Richard Wagner.
(c) William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
(d) Giacomo Puccini.

8. Who is in the framed picture that Gallimard picks up?
(a) Song.
(b) Song's grandfather.
(c) Song's father
(d) Song's son.

9. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"
(a) "...a depressing mairage."
(b) "...failure as a child."
(c) "...happiness in high school."
(d) "...finding happiness in love."

10. What do the three people in Scene 2 think of Gallimard?
(a) They think he is inspiring.
(b) They think he is dangerous.
(c) They believe he is not good looking.
(d) They believe he is a handsome man.

11. In Scene 1, in what city is Gallimard residing?
(a) Beijing, China.
(b) Shanghai, China.
(c) Versailles, France.
(d) Paris, France.

12. What does Song get upset about when she enters the room?
(a) Her servants haven't taken his coat.
(b) Her servants haven't poured any tea.
(c) Her servants are ignoring her.
(d) Gallimard is upset.

13. What does Gallimard say about Song's performance?
(a) It is the first time he is angry at Pinkerton.
(b) It is the first time he understands her death.
(c) It is the first time he sees the beauty of the story.
(d) It is the first time he sees the truth of the story.

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

15. What does Marc compare a pool full of naked women to?
(a) A barrel of monkeys.
(b) A fish pond.
(c) A scandal waiting to happen.
(d) A grab bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the night that occurs in Scene 10?

2. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?

3. Why did Isabelle have sex with Gallimard?

4. What does Song call Gallimard?

5. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?

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