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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the play will Artie's attempt to reach his goals affect?
(a) The fear.
(b) The action.
(c) The romance.
(d) The comedy.

2. What does Bunny accuse Artie of having no sense of at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Literature.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Religion.

3. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Cameras.
(c) Purses.
(d) Jackets.

4. Who does Artie address while he is talking about the Pope?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Bunny.
(c) The audience.
(d) Ronnie.

5. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a cheater.
(b) He works at the zoo.
(c) He is a terrible musician.
(d) He is mentally unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artie force down Bananas' throat in order to calm her down?

2. What does Artie do in response to Bananas' reasoning for not seeing the Pope?

3. Why does the character on stage request something from offstage at the beginning of the play?

4. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?

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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