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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. Bananas explains a dream she has to Artie and what she does in that dream. What is the reason for this?
(a) The way her life turned out.
(b) The lack of love Artie shows her.
(c) Her simpleness.
(d) A chemical inbalance in her brain.

2. Why does Bananas tell Artie not to be disrespectful at the beginning of Act I, Part II?
(a) He makes fun of her.
(b) He scorns the Vietnam War.
(c) He improvises a song about the Pope.
(d) He says he loves Bunny.

3. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?
(a) Speaks directly to the audience.
(b) Leaves the stage.
(c) Requests items from offstage.
(d) Talks to himself.

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

5. What does Artie explain that the Pope is going to address while he is in Queens?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The poverty in America.
(c) The crime in Queens.
(d) The dissolution of marriages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are going to do?

2. What does Artie force down Bananas' throat in order to calm her down?

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

4. What does Ronnie say in his speech that everyone from his father to his commanding officer do to him?

5. How does the symbolic color introduced in the Prologue represent the characters in the play?

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