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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 7, when Gallimard is speaking to Helga, what does he say about the Chinese?
(a) They are a people with a rich heritage.
(b) They are an incredibly arrogant people.
(c) They are an amazing people.
(d) They are a young people.

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

3. What does Song promise to Gallimard after her outburst?
(a) She will serve him tea.
(b) She will fire the servants.
(c) She will not apologize for anything else.
(d) She will love him forever.

4. What does Song think of the story of Madame Butterfly?
(a) She thinks it is beautiful.
(b) She thinks it is boring.
(c) She thinks it is the perfect opera.
(d) She thinks it is ridiculous.

5. In Gallimard's fantasy, who plays Pinkerton?
(a) Marc.
(b) Gallimard himself.
(c) Manuel Toulon.
(d) Comrade Chin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the features of Pinkerton's house?

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

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

4. In Madame Butterfly, what are the last words Butterfly sings before she kills herself?

5. What kind of woman did Gallimard marry?

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