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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. 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) Shake his hand.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Kick him.

2. Why does Song believe women's roles in opera are played by men?
(a) Song believes China wants to keep women unstimulated.
(b) Song believes only a man knows how a woman should act.
(c) Song believes women can't act.
(d) Song believes a woman is too smart to act.

3. What is the famous duet that Pinkerton and Sharpless sing together?
(a) "The Whole World Over."
(b) "The Marriage Duet."
(c) "The Love Duet."
(d) "The Lass that Loved a Sailor."

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

5. What doesn't Renee like about China?
(a) There's nothing to do at night.
(b) It's an ugly place.
(c) There are no handsome men.
(d) There are too many women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't Gallimard like about Song's second letter?

2. What happened to Helga on her way home from the grocery store?

3. What was NOT waiting for Gallimard back in Paris when he arrived in 1968?

4. What does Chin want Song to find out?

5. How does Song define "Rape Mentality?"

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