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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Isabelle have sex with Gallimard?
(a) She was in love with him.
(b) Marc arranged it.
(c) She was lonely.
(d) She wanted revenge on Marc for rejecting her.

2. 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 a young people.
(c) They are an amazing people.
(d) They are an incredibly arrogant people.

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

4. In what year does Scene 12 take place?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1986.

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

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

7. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?
(a) Her sleeves.
(b) A gun.
(c) A sword.
(d) A knife.

8. What was Gallimard's instinct when he saw Song perform Madame Butterfly?
(a) He wanted to take her in his arms.
(b) He wanted her to be sad.
(c) He wanted to kill her.
(d) He wanted to kill Pinkerton.

9. What is the job that Gallimard is promoted to?
(a) Chairman.
(b) Vice-Consul.
(c) Vice-President.
(d) President.

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

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

12. What is the setting of Scene 12?
(a) The American embassy.
(b) Ambassador Toulon's residence.
(c) The streets of Beijing.
(d) Song's flat.

13. What didn't Gallimard like about Song's second letter?
(a) She called him "friend."
(b) She said she missed him.
(c) She said she would tell his wife.
(d) She was very hateful.

14. What is the setting of Scene 2?
(a) A flat in China.
(b) The streets of Beijing.
(c) A party in a chic parlor.
(d) A courtroom.

15. During the Revolution, what signs would hang in the windows of the clubs in Shanghai?
(a) "No dogs or cats."
(b) "No dogs and Chinamen."
(c) "Whites only."
(d) "No women allowed."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marc compare a pool full of naked women to?

2. What does Gallimard consider himself to be?

3. Who is in the framed picture that Gallimard picks up?

4. What is Song wearing when Gallimard enters her apartment?

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

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