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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Song call Gallimard?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A cad.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A wimp.

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

4. What part of Song's letter does Gallimard quote for her?
(a) "I have already given you my life."
(b) "I have already given you my shame."
(c) "I have already given you my heart."
(d) "I have already give you my soul."

5. What does Sharpless say will be engraved on Pinkerton's tombstone?
(a) "I saved a woman, here I lie."
(b) "I loved the perfect woman."
(c) "I saved a dollar, here I lie."
(d) "I loved money."

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

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

8. What it the setting of Scene 6?
(a) The Australian ambassador's house.
(b) The German ambassador's house.
(c) His flat in Beijing.
(d) His flat in Paris.

9. What is the job that Gallimard is promoted to?
(a) Vice-President.
(b) Vice-Consul.
(c) Chairman.
(d) President.

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

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

12. What is one of the features of Pinkerton's house?
(a) A disco mirror ball.
(b) A view of the rice fields.
(c) A view of the ocean.
(d) Shag carpet.

13. How long did it take before Gallimard went to see Song perform at the opera house?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Four months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Four days.

14. What is different about the night that occurs in Scene 10?
(a) Gallimard has been invited into Song's apartment.
(b) Gallimard kisses Song.
(c) Gallimard walks Song home.
(d) Helga meets Song.

15. In grammar school, what title was Gallimard given?
(a) "Least popular."
(b) "Least likely to succeed."
(c) "Least likely to kiss a girl."
(d) "Least likely to be invited to a party."

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the three people in Scene 2 think of Gallimard?

2. What does Song get upset about when she enters the room?

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

4. In what year does Scene 6 take place?

5. What does Gallimard believe about God?

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