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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 is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To introduce Artie.
(b) To serenade the audience.
(c) To alert the audience to their seats.
(d) To quiet the audience.

2. How is the symbolic colorization in the Prologue physically represented on stage?
(a) Paint.
(b) Props.
(c) A strobe light.
(d) A jacket.

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

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

5. What does Bunny call Artie's songs in order to cheer him up?
(a) Hallmarks.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Works of art.
(d) Classics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?

2. What thematic aspect of the play will Artie's characteristics effect as the piece progresses?

3. Why does the character on stage request something from offstage at the beginning of the play?

4. What name is Artie muttering in his sleep at the beginning of Act I?

5. What is the symbolic colorization utilized in the Prologue supposed to be a result of for Artie?

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