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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Song say is undervalued in the West?
(a) Education.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Street smarts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Madame Butterfly, what are the last words Butterfly sings before she kills herself?

2. What does Song tell Gallimard she feels about his presence?

3. How does Gallimard describe his meetings with Song after her weekly performances?

4. How does Toulon say Gallimard has changed?

5. Finish the sentence: "...there's no guarantee of failure in life like ________"

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Gallimard and his wife agree in regards to their opinion of the Chinese people?

2. What seems to be other people's opinion of Gallimard? Does he reflect that same opinion?

3. How does Song talk Gallimard out of marriage?

4. In the opera, how does the character of Butterfly look on Pinkerton?

5. What are Chin's plans for Song after her time in the commune?

6. Why is Song's invitation to for Gallimardto enter her apartment so serious for her?

7. After seeing Song for the first time on stage, how does Gallimard react to her?

8. How does Gallimard's character change at the end of Scene 10?

9. How has Helga's opinion on China changed when she and Gallimard return to France?

10. At the end of the opera, Butterfly states that "Death with honor/Is better than life/Life with dishonor." What does she mean and why does she say it?

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