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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. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The mayor.
(c) NYU students.
(d) Homeless people.

2. How does Bunny yearn to be noticed?
(a) Her desire to be blessed by the Pope.
(b) Her desire to steal someone else's husband.
(c) Her desire to become famous.
(d) Her desire to have a rich husband.

3. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Purses.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Cameras.

4. What color is symbolically introduced in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Gray.

5. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Background noise as the audience finds their seats.
(b) To quiet the audience.
(c) Foreshadows the play's action.
(d) To discuss the outline of the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?

2. What does the audience become after the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?

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

4. What does Ronnie's homemade concoction from the box he carries onto the stage symbolize?

5. Where does Artie tell Billy he met Bunny for the first time?

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