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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Artie eager for that he expresses to the audience in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Applause.
(b) Anonymity.
(c) Success.
(d) Money.

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

3. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?
(a) Leave his town.
(b) Turn his fantasies into reality.
(c) Find his love.
(d) Kill his enemy.

4. What color is symbolically introduced in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Orange.

5. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) John Guare.
(b) John McGahern.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) John Le Carre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the audience become after the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?

2. Artie attempts to show the audience his talent in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves, at what level of talent is he?

3. How many functions does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves foreshadow throughout the play?

4. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?

5. How does the symbolic color introduced in the Prologue represent the characters in the play?

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