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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. Why did Gallimard cease to call on Song?
(a) He was afraid of scandal.
(b) To protect her.
(c) He has no interest in her.
(d) To feel the rush of power over a woman.

2. Who is Gallimard used to seeing play the lead in Madame Butterfly?
(a) Huge women in viking helmets.
(b) Small men in drag.
(c) Huge men in bad makeup.
(d) Huge women in bad makeup.

3. From what location is Gallimard narrating his story?
(a) His flat in Paris.
(b) His flat in Beijing.
(c) A courtroom in Paris.
(d) A prison cell in Paris.

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

5. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?
(a) Marc.
(b) Pinkerton.
(c) The magazine model.
(d) Butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Song say about the soul of China?

3. What does Song promise to Gallimard after her outburst?

4. What does Song hate about her audience?

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

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