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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. Where does Scene 8 take place?
(a) The Ambassador's home.
(b) The President's home.
(c) A prison cell and the streets of Paris.
(d) The Chinese opera house and the streets of Beijing.

2. In Madame Butterfly, what are the last words Butterfly sings before she kills herself?
(a) "Death without honor is worse in life. Life is dishonor."
(b) "Death in life is worse than death. Death is life."
(c) "Life is no worse than death. This life is dishonor."
(d) "Death with honor is better than life. Life with dishonor."

3. How many women has Marc slept with since he got married?
(a) Fourty.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Three hundred.

4. Who is in the framed picture that Gallimard picks up?
(a) Song.
(b) Song's son.
(c) Song's father
(d) Song's grandfather.

5. How was the woman Isabelle important in Gallimard's life?
(a) She was the first woman Marc ever loved.
(b) She was his first sexual experience.
(c) She was his sister.
(d) She was the first woman he ever loved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Song hate about her audience?

2. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?

3. What does Song tell Gallimard she feels about his presence?

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

5. How long did it take before Gallimard went to see Song perform at the opera house?

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