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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Butterfly's Death."
(d) "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."

2. What does Gallimard want Toulon to tell the Americans?
(a) There is a bond of trust between the East and West.
(b) There is a natural affinity between the West and the Orient.
(c) There is a natural affinity between America and France.
(d) The Americas should protectthe Orient.

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

4. What character does Marc appear as in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) A king.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A beuracrat.
(d) A servant.

5. What does Song call Gallimard's society?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Evil.
(c) Backward-thinking.
(d) Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Song's full name?

2. Where did Helga go on the night Gallimard went to the opera house?

3. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"

4. In the stage directions, who does David Henry Hwang compare Song to in appearance?

5. What part of Song's letter does Gallimard quote for her?

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