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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. In the first scene of the play, how old is Gallimard?
(a) 55.
(b) 29.
(c) 39.
(d) 65.

2. In the stage directions, who does David Henry Hwang compare Song to in appearance?
(a) Anna May Wong.
(b) Nancy Kwan.
(c) Lana Turner.
(d) Rita Moreno.

3. What is Gallimard thinking when he is having sex with Isabelle?
(a) "God. This is wonderful!"
(b) "Help me!"
(c) "I wonder who she is..."
(d) "God. So this is it?"

4. What is Song's full name?
(a) Song Gallimard.
(b) Song Suzuki.
(c) Song Long.
(d) Song Liling.

5. What was one outstanding feature about Isabelle that Marc remembers?
(a) She was a horrible person.
(b) She had the softest skin.
(c) She had beautiful eyes.
(d) She never wore underwear.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During the Revolution, what signs would hang in the windows of the clubs in Shanghai?

4. What idea of Song's does Gallimard repeat to Toulon?

5. What does Gallimard claim about the Chinese?

(see the answer key)

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