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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is Artie muttering in his sleep at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Officer Ronnie.
(b) Dr. Ronnie.
(c) Pope Ronnie.
(d) Sergeant Ronnie.

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

3. Who looks out of the bedroom at Artie and Bunny while they are talking?
(a) Pope Paul.
(b) A military intelligence officer.
(c) Ronnie.
(d) Bananas.

4. What does Bananas' dream represent about reality and delusion?
(a) The result of the line being blurred.
(b) One is distinct from the other.
(c) The consequence of domestic abuse.
(d) They are the same.

5. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?
(a) Sobbing uncontrollably.
(b) Pacing the stage.
(c) Reciting a monologue.
(d) Playing the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bananas explains a dream she has to Artie and what she does in that dream. What is the reason for this?

2. In the dream Artie explains to Bananas, what do both he and the Pope do to her?

3. What kind of character is Artie?

4. What is Ronnie dressed in when he enters Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act I?

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

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