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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play shout offstage for?
(a) A line.
(b) A blue light.
(c) A microphone.
(d) A cane.

2. What thematic aspect of the play will Artie's characteristics effect as the piece progresses?
(a) Dramatic action.
(b) Monologues.
(c) Comedic action.
(d) Romance.

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

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

5. What is the symbolic colorization utilized in the Prologue supposed to be a result of for Artie?
(a) His delusions.
(b) His guilt over doing wrong.
(c) His longing for company.
(d) His deep depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?

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

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

4. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?

5. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play repeatedly try to get the audience to do?

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