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

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

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

4. What is the setting of Scene 12?
(a) The streets of Beijing.
(b) Ambassador Toulon's residence.
(c) Song's flat.
(d) The American embassy.

5. What was one outstanding feature about Isabelle that Marc remembers?
(a) She had beautiful eyes.
(b) She never wore underwear.
(c) She had the softest skin.
(d) She was a horrible person.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is Gallimard's cell?

2. In what year does Scene 4 take place?

3. In Madame Butterfly, how old is Butterfly?

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

5. What event is going on in Scene 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Song take so much care in her first appearance to Gallimard when he finds him in France?

3. Describe the character of Manuel Toulon.

4. How does the Chinese opera differ from the performance Gallimard saw at the ambassador's house?

5. What happens when Gallimard sees Song naked for the first time?

6. How does Marc's marriage and his treatment of women and that of Gallimard's differ?

7. In the end, who does Gallimard cast as the role of Madame Butterfly? Why?

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

9. What is the difference of Toulon living "in China," and Gallimard living "with the Chinese?"

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

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