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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. Who is the first character that the audience sees?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Billy.
(d) Artie.

2. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play gather up before exiting the stage?
(a) Chairs.
(b) Music and bows.
(c) Microphones.
(d) Posters and markers.

3. What does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a dancer.
(b) He is a talent scout.
(c) He is a songwriter.
(d) He is a director.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Artie?

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

4. Where does Bunny go when Artie asks her to leave?

5. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?

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