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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Song say is one of a Westerner's favorite fantasies?
(a) The submissive Oriental woman with the cruel white man.
(b) The submissive Oriental woman and the shy white man.
(c) The meek husband and the brave Oriental wife.
(d) The submissive white women with the cruel Oriental man.

2. What does Song say she has never done before?
(a) Thought of any man the way she thinks of Gallimard.
(b) Talked to a man.
(c) Sang for a white person.
(d) Invited a man up to her flat.

3. What does Song hate about her audience?
(a) Their teeth.
(b) Their age.
(c) Their smell.
(d) Their social bearing.

4. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?
(a) The perfect woman.
(b) The sweetest woman.
(c) The most beautiful woman.
(d) The perfect man.

5. In Scene 1, in what city is Gallimard residing?
(a) Shanghai, China.
(b) Beijing, China.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Versailles, France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Song say is undervalued in the West?

2. What was Gallimard's instinct when he saw Song perform Madame Butterfly?

3. In what year does Scene 4 take place?

4. What does Gallimard consider himself to be?

5. What is different about the night that occurs in Scene 10?

(see the answer key)

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