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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of character is Artie?
(a) Comedic relief.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Filler.
(d) Antagonist.

2. What do Artie and Bunny argue over when she brings up their friend Billy in California?
(a) If they should stay with Billy or in a hotel.
(b) Where Bananas will go.
(c) Who will pay for the tickets.
(d) Who is closer to Billy.

3. What does Bunny wish to happen when the Pope passes by?
(a) For Bananas to get better.
(b) For Artie to be famous.
(c) Bananas' death.
(d) A new life with Artie.

4. Who could Bananas' dream be a foreshadowing of?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Artie.
(c) Ronnie.
(d) Religion.

5. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?
(a) He will commit a serious crime.
(b) He will descend into madness.
(c) He will achieve his goals.
(d) He will lose the love of his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Artie eager for that he expresses to the audience in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves?

2. What does Bananas end up swallowing thinking that it is her pills?

3. What does Artie ask Bananas to do that he thinks could heal her?

4. What idea does Artie's roughness with Bananas reinforce?

5. What will be revealed about Artie over time as the play progresses?

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