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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Madame Butterfly, what is it that Butterfly fears from the Western man?
(a) He will kill her baby.
(b) He will force her to leave her family.
(c) He will love a butterfly and never let it go.
(d) He will catch a butterfly, pierce its heart and leave it to perish.

2. What does Chin think about actors?
(a) They're all women.
(b) They're all poor people.
(c) They're all homosexuals.
(d) They're all weirdos.

3. How does Gallimard describe his meetings with Song after her weekly performances?
(a) Wonderful.
(b) Full of pleasure.
(c) Short.
(d) Long.

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

5. What does Gallimard ask Song?
(a) "Are you the one?"
(b) "Are you my Butterfly?"
(c) "Who is Butterfly?"
(d) "Why me?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gallimard believe Song was doing before they part ways at the end of Scene 8?

2. What does Gallimard consider himself to be?

3. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?

4. What does Song say about Chin as she exits?

5. By what other name does Pinkerton's wife go?

(see the answer key)

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