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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Gallimard describe his meetings with Song after her weekly performances?
2. According to Gallimard, how does Manuel Toulon think of himself?
3. What does Song call Gallimard?
4. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?
5. Why did Isabelle have sex with Gallimard?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Helga's opinion on China changed when she and Gallimard return to France?
2. How does Gallimard's character change at the end of Scene 10?
3. How does Renee's candor about sexuality and the human anatomy differ from Galliamard's?
4. How does Toulon's view of the Americans and their actions reflect France's opinion of their place in this historic time period?
5. Why did Song take so much care in her first appearance to Gallimard when he finds him in France?
6. Why did Toulon send Gallimard back to France?
7. Why does Gallimard want Song to say she is his Butterfly?
8. In the opera, how does the character of Butterfly look on Pinkerton?
9. Is it ever clear if Gallimard knew Song was a man?
10. Why did Toulon decide to keep Gallimard on board with the intelligence division?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marc and Gallimard have different points of view on the definition of infidelity and the morals involved with it. Write an essay comparing and contrasting Gallimard and Marc and their view and treatment of women.
1. How does Marc know Gallimard? What is the nature of their relationship? During their friendship, how did their lives differ? More specifically, what were their places within their social circle?
2. How did Marc view women in his youth? How did he treat them? Did this change after he got married? How do these characteristics differ from Gallimard's? How are they similar?
3. What kind of life did Marc lead while Gallimard was in China? How did their relationship change during the course of the play? How did Gallimard conjured image of Marc affect his actions in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the theme of parenthood in the play.
1. Why does Helga want to have a baby? Why does she want Gallimard to see a doctor? Why is there conflict over this?
2. Does Gallimard want to be a father? Why or why not?
3. What are Song's motives for "mothering" Gallimard's child? How does introducing a baby change the stakes for Gallimard and Song?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the climactic encounter between Gallimard and Song when he asks to see her naked for the first time.
1. When Gallimard leaves the reception where he had his encounter with Toulon, what is he feeling? What is the catalyst for his emotions?
2. What are the reasons Gallimard gives for wanting to strip Song? How does she react? Why?
3. How does Song talk Gallimard out of seeing her naked? What is at stake for her?
4. How is this moment pivotal in the life of the play and the relationship between Gallimard and Song? How do his feelings for her change?
This section contains 1,004 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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