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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. Why did Gallimard get scared when Isabelle screamed that she was coming?
(a) He didn't want it to end.
(b) He didn't like loud noises.
(c) He was embarrassed to be seen with her.
(d) He thought she meant someone was actually coming.

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

3. What song from Madame Butterfly underscores the scene in which Gallimard is reading Song's letters?
(a) "The Whole World Over."
(b) "Love Duet"
(c) "Butterfly's Death."
(d) "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General."

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

5. What does Song say about the soul of China?
(a) It is a forward-thinking society.
(b) It is rooted two thousand years in the past.
(c) It is unwilling to learn from its mistakes..
(d) It is much older than the soul of France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gallimard thinking when he is having sex with Isabelle?

2. What is the job that Gallimard is promoted to?

3. What is Gallimard sick of hearing about the Chinese culture?

4. Who is Gallimard used to seeing play the lead in Madame Butterfly?

5. In what year does Scene 12 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Song need Chin to acquire a baby for her? What kind of baby does it need to be?

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

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

4. How does Toulon's view of the Americans and their actions reflect France's opinion of their place in this historic time period?

5. Why does Gallimard want to see Song fully naked?

6. How does the character of Comrade Chin view Song's actions for the government?

7. How does Song seem to feel when compared to Western women? How does this relate to her own education and upbringing?

8. What does Gallimard's experience with Isabelle reflect his sex life as a whole?

9. Describe the character of Renee.

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

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