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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Gallimard, how does Manuel Toulon think of himself?
(a) As a mother hen.
(b) As a proud boss.
(c) As a servant of the people.
(d) As God.

3. What is Song afraid of as she is entertaining Gallimard in her parlor?
(a) A beating from her father.
(b) Hoping for too much.
(c) Scandal.
(d) Love.

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

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

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

8. Who plays the character of Suzuki in Gallimard's dream?
(a) Helga.
(b) Comrade Chin.
(c) Cio-Cio-San.
(d) Gallimard.

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

10. What does Song say is one of a Westerner's favorite fantasies?
(a) The submissive white women with the cruel Oriental man.
(b) The submissive Oriental woman with the cruel white man.
(c) The meek husband and the brave Oriental wife.
(d) The submissive Oriental woman and the shy white man.

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

12. How long did it take before Gallimard went to see Song perform at the opera house?
(a) Four days.
(b) Four months.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

13. What does Song hate about her audience?
(a) Their teeth.
(b) Their smell.
(c) Their age.
(d) Their social bearing.

14. What is an important fact that Toulon wants Gallimard to know about their jobs at the embassy?
(a) They will watch for spies.
(b) The nature of their work is changing.
(c) Things will continue as normal.
(d) They will push for more power.

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. Who appears in Gallimard's dream in Scene 9?

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

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

4. In the first scene of the play, how old is Gallimard?

5. By whom does Gallimard believe he has been loved?

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