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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To introduce Artie.
(b) To alert the audience to their seats.
(c) To quiet the audience.
(d) To serenade the audience.

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

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

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

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 the character on stage at the beginning of the play shout offstage for?

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

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

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

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