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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scenes 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is watching Scene 7?
(a) Every character in the cast.
(b) Chin.
(c) Song.
(d) Gallimard.

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

3. What is the first rule that Song's mother taught him about men?
(a) Men always believe what they want to hear.
(b) Men want women to want them.
(c) Men want to be loved.
(d) Men always believe what women tell them.

4. How old is Gallimard at the point Scene 13 occurs?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

5. According to the commentary that Gallimard reads in Act 2, Scene 1, what does every man want to do to Pinkerton when they watch Madame Butterfly?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Shake his hand.
(c) Kick him.
(d) Kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Song claim she has given to Gallimard?

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 11, what does Gallimard want from Helga?

4. What does Song tell Gallimard he was to her?

5. Finish Gallimard's sentence: "Oriental women - when they're good they're very good, but when they're bad..."

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