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

2. What characteristic does Ronnie reveal about himself through his speech in Act I, Scene I, Part I?
(a) Honor.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Strength.
(d) Vulnerability.

3. What does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are going to do?
(a) See the Pope.
(b) Go on a date.
(c) Run away.
(d) Go to the museum.

4. What does Ronnie do with the second item he brings from his bedroom?
(a) Tears it apart.
(b) Throws it into the crowd.
(c) Puts it on.
(d) Burns it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What aspect of the play will Artie's attempt to reach his goals affect?

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