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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Scene 6 take place?
(a) 1947
(b) Present day.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1986

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

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

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

5. What do the three people in Scene 2 think of Gallimard?
(a) They think he is inspiring.
(b) They think he is dangerous.
(c) They believe he is a handsome man.
(d) They believe he is not good looking.

6. What did Gallimard replace with practicality?
(a) Power.
(b) Lust.
(c) Passion.
(d) Ambition.

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

8. What did Helga want to know about Song's performance Gallimard had seen that night?
(a) She wanted to know if Gallimard had liked it.
(b) She wanted to know if Song was pretty.
(c) She wanted to know if Song had a nice costume.
(d) She wanted to know if Song sang well.

9. How much does Pinkerton pay for Butterfly?
(a) 100 dollars.
(b) 200 dollars.
(c) 200 yen.
(d) 100 yen

10. What is Song wearing when Gallimard enters her apartment?
(a) A sheer dressing gown.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A full formal dress.
(d) A kimono.

11. According to Gallimard, who wrote Madame Butterfly?
(a) Richard Wagner.
(b) William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
(c) Giacomo Puccini.
(d) Giuseppe Verdi.

12. What does Gallimard believe about God?
(a) He does not exist.
(b) He sees Gallimard's crimes.
(c) He is a man.
(d) He is all-powerful.

13. From what location is Gallimard narrating his story?
(a) His flat in Beijing.
(b) A courtroom in Paris.
(c) A prison cell in Paris.
(d) His flat in Paris.

14. How large is Gallimard's cell?
(a) 4 feet by 5 feet.
(b) 4 1/2 feet by 5 feet.
(c) 3 meters by 5 meters.
(d) 4 1/2 meters by 5 meters.

15. How many women has Marc slept with since he got married?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Fourty.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Isabelle have sex with Gallimard?

2. Where does Scene 11 take place?

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

4. What kind of woman did Gallimard marry?

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

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