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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What didn't Gallimard like about Song's second letter?
(a) She was very hateful.
(b) She called him "friend."
(c) She said she missed him.
(d) She said she would tell his wife.

2. 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.

3. What was Gallimard's instinct when he saw Song perform Madame Butterfly?
(a) He wanted to kill Pinkerton.
(b) He wanted to take her in his arms.
(c) He wanted her to be sad.
(d) He wanted to kill her.

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

5. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?
(a) Pinkerton and his American wife.
(b) Pinkerton and Cio-Cio-San
(c) Cio-Cio-San and Sharpless.
(d) Cio-Cio-San and Suzuki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toulon believe about Gallimard?

2. What does Song hate about her audience?

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

4. Who is Gallimard used to seeing play the lead in Madame Butterfly?

5. What does Song say she has never done before?

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