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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the American consul character in Madame Butterfly?
(a) Suzuki.
(b) Sharpless
(c) Gallimard.
(d) Pinkerton

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

3. 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.

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

5. What does Song say she has never done before?
(a) Sang for a white person.
(b) Invited a man up to her flat.
(c) Thought of any man the way she thinks of Gallimard.
(d) Talked to a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scene 13 take place?

2. What is an important fact that Toulon wants Gallimard to know about their jobs at the embassy?

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

4. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?

5. How many women has Marc slept with since he got married?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gallimard feel about having a baby with Song? How does he feel when he sees the baby for the first time?

2. What does Song say she wants to do by the end of her encounter with Chin in Act 2, Scene 9? Is this her own choice?

3. How does Marc's marriage and his treatment of women and that of Gallimard's differ?

4. How does the nature of Gallimard and Song's relationship develop through Act 1?

5. Why did Toulon send Gallimard back to France?

6. At the end of the opera, Butterfly states that "Death with honor/Is better than life/Life with dishonor." What does she mean and why does she say it?

7. Describe the character of Renee.

8. How does Toulon's view of the Americans and their actions reflect France's opinion of their place in this historic time period?

9. What is Song's opinion on how managed to change Gallimard's destiny?

10. What happens when Gallimard sees Song naked for the first time?

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