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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much time has passed since Gallimard's last meeting with Song by Scene 13?
(a) Nine weeks.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Eight weeks.

3. How was the woman Isabelle important in Gallimard's life?
(a) She was the first woman Marc ever loved.
(b) She was his first sexual experience.
(c) She was the first woman he ever loved.
(d) She was his sister.

4. What does Song claim she has given to Gallimard?
(a) Her shame.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her life.

5. Where does Scene 11 take place?
(a) The American embassy.
(b) The German embassy.
(c) The French embassy.
(d) The Austrian embassy

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

7. What kind of woman did Gallimard marry?
(a) A quiet woman.
(b) An older woman.
(c) An heiress.
(d) A sweet woman.

8. What does Song call Gallimard?
(a) An idiot.
(b) A wimp.
(c) A cad.
(d) A tiger.

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

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

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

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

13. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

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

15. What part of Song's letter does Gallimard quote for her?
(a) "I have already given you my shame."
(b) "I have already give you my soul."
(c) "I have already given you my life."
(d) "I have already given you my heart."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Helga want to know about Song's performance Gallimard had seen that night?

3. What does Butterfly use to kill herself in the opera?

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

5. What does Song say is undervalued in the West?

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