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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 cane.
(b) A line.
(c) A blue light.
(d) A microphone.

2. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?
(a) Be alone on stage.
(b) Play an instrument.
(c) Have a spotlight.
(d) Speak to the audience.

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

4. Why does the character on stage request something from offstage at the beginning of the play?
(a) It will make the audience laugh.
(b) It is necessary.
(c) It was promised.
(d) It will fill up space.

5. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play repeatedly try to get the audience to do?
(a) Sing along.
(b) Clap their hands.
(c) Stand up.
(d) Pay attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be taken away from Artie in the final moments of the play?

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

3. What does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?

4. How is the symbolic colorization in the Prologue physically represented on stage?

5. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play gather up before exiting the stage?

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