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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed since Gallimard's last meeting with Song by Scene 13?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Nine weeks.

2. What is Song wearing when Gallimard enters her apartment?
(a) A sheer dressing gown.
(b) A full formal dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A kimono.

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

4. By what other name does Pinkerton's wife go?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Lovely One.
(d) Little One.

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

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

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

8. How much does Pinkerton pay for Butterfly?
(a) 200 yen.
(b) 100 dollars.
(c) 100 yen
(d) 200 dollars.

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

10. 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 he ever loved.
(d) She was the first woman Marc ever loved.

11. How does Gallimard describe his meetings with Song after her weekly performances?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Full of pleasure.

12. What is the setting of Scene 12?
(a) The streets of Beijing.
(b) The American embassy.
(c) Ambassador Toulon's residence.
(d) Song's flat.

13. What does Song promise to Gallimard after her outburst?
(a) She will not apologize for anything else.
(b) She will serve him tea.
(c) She will fire the servants.
(d) She will love him forever.

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

15. What did Gallimard replace with practicality?
(a) Passion.
(b) Lust.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?

2. What did Helga want to know about Song's performance Gallimard had seen that night?

3. What is Song's full name?

4. What was Gallimard's instinct when he saw Song perform Madame Butterfly?

5. How old is Gallimard at the point Scene 13 occurs?

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