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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the audience guess about the items in Ronnie's box that he wires together?
(a) He has sentimental attachment to them.
(b) He has had them since he was a child.
(c) He bought them on the streets.
(d) He stole them from the army.

2. What does Ronnie's homemade concoction from the box he carries onto the stage symbolize?
(a) Mental instability.
(b) The end of family.
(c) Fame.
(d) Destruction of hope.

3. Where does Artie tell Billy he met Bunny for the first time?
(a) A club.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A sauna.
(d) A movie.

4. What does Artie suggest Bananas do in order to make her prayers come true?
(a) Move out on her own.
(b) Reconnect with relatives.
(c) Kiss the Pope's hem on TV.
(d) Write a letter to the Pope.

5. What is Bananas worried that the new house Artie has found for her to live in has?
(a) Asbestos.
(b) Rats.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Shock treatments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bananas' dream represent about reality and delusion?

2. What color is symbolically introduced in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?

3. What does Bananas pretend to be when Artie fixes her breakfast?

4. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?

5. What does Artie claim about himself that he believes is preventing him from having his big break in show biz?

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