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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what other name does Pinkerton's wife go?
(a) Lovely One.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Little One.
(d) Butterfly.

2. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"
(a) "...finding happiness in love."
(b) "...happiness in high school."
(c) "...a depressing mairage."
(d) "...failure as a child."

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

4. What does Toulon believe about Gallimard?
(a) He is tidy and efficient.
(b) He is too quiet.
(c) He is a passionate man.
(d) He will change the world.

5. What does Gallimard consider himself to be?
(a) A celebrity.
(b) An old man.
(c) A perfect man.
(d) A failure.

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

7. In grammar school, what title was Gallimard given?
(a) "Least likely to be invited to a party."
(b) "Least likely to kiss a girl."
(c) "Least popular."
(d) "Least likely to succeed."

8. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) The magazine model.
(c) Marc.
(d) Pinkerton.

9. What it the setting of Scene 6?
(a) The Australian ambassador's house.
(b) His flat in Beijing.
(c) The German ambassador's house.
(d) His flat in Paris.

10. What does Song tell Gallimard she feels about his presence?
(a) Passion.
(b) Practicality.
(c) Lust.
(d) Danger.

11. What did Gallimard believe Song was doing before they part ways at the end of Scene 8?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Flirting.
(d) Crying.

12. How does Toulon say Gallimard has changed?
(a) He has become withdrawn.
(b) He has become confident.
(c) He gets on his nerves,
(d) He has become more physically fit.

13. Who are the two main characters of the opera, Madame Butterfly?
(a) Pinkerton and his American wife.
(b) Pinkerton and Cio-Cio-San
(c) Cio-Cio-San and Sharpless.
(d) Cio-Cio-San and Suzuki.

14. What character does Marc appear as in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) A king.
(b) A beuracrat.
(c) A servant.
(d) A soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helga go on the night Gallimard went to the opera house?

2. What does Song say she has never done before?

3. What does Gallimard ask Song?

4. What does Gallimard fear when Toulon is talking to him?

5. In Act 1, Scene 7, when Gallimard is speaking to Helga, what does he say about the Chinese?

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