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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. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom after praying, what does she say she is ready to do?
(a) Go out.
(b) Move to a new house.
(c) Get help.
(d) Fix her marriage.

2. What is the second song Artie improvises in Act I, Part II about?
(a) Being famous.
(b) Being rich.
(c) The Pope blessing him.
(d) California.

3. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?
(a) Play an instrument.
(b) Be alone on stage.
(c) Speak to the audience.
(d) Have a spotlight.

4. What is the symbolic colorization introduced in the Prologue of the play a result of?
(a) Becoming depressed.
(b) Losing grip on reality.
(c) Committing a crime.
(d) Lack of love.

5. What does Artie claim about himself that he believes is preventing him from having his big break in show biz?
(a) His age.
(b) His low income.
(c) His depresion.
(d) His anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?

2. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?

3. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play repeatedly try to get the audience to do?

4. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?

5. How does Artie yearn to be noticed?

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