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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What doesn't Renee like about China?
2. Where does Gallimard meet Renee?
3. According to Gallimard, how many American dollars were spent for every Viet Cong killed?
4. What does Gallimard want after Song announces she is pregnant?
5. In what years does Scene 5 take place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Each woman in Hwang's story has a distinctive role to play and her own interpretation of the feminist point of view.
1. Describe in turn the women of the play (specifically, Song, Helga, Chin, Renee). What is their role in the life of the play?
2. How does each woman express their sexuality in the play? What are their individual strengths? Their weaknesses? How do those qualities affect their relationships with other characters?
3. How do these women's personalities compare to each other? How do their lives as women differ?
Essay Topic 2
During Act 1, the opera of Madame Butterfly serves as a structure to the first act.
1. How does each character reflect the part he/she plays? How are they different?
2. What is important about the story of Madame Butterfly in conjunction with the story of the play?
3. How does it foreshadow events in the play?
Essay Topic 3
Gallimard claims he is pure imagination. Write an essay on what Hwang meant to portray with this plot development.
1. Do you believe Gallimard knew Song was a man? Cite examples from the story that back your argument.
2. What changes when Gallimard finally sees Song naked? How does he treat Song? How does his opinion on Song changed? According to Gallimard, what was the mistake that Song made?
3. How does Song react to Gallimard's attitude toward him?
4. How does the fantasy world different from the reality of Gallimard's situation? Which does he choose? Why?
5. What does Gallimard mean when he is "pure imagination?"
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