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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 does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a dancer.
(b) He is a songwriter.
(c) He is a talent scout.
(d) He is a director.

2. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) Homeless people.
(c) NYU students.
(d) The mayor.

3. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?
(a) A club opening he played.
(b) A dream he had.
(c) The foreshadowed conclusion.
(d) The Prologue.

4. What is the symbolic colorization introduced in the Prologue of the play a result of?
(a) Lack of love.
(b) Becoming depressed.
(c) Losing grip on reality.
(d) Committing a crime.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?

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. Bananas explains a dream she has to Artie and what she does in that dream. What is the reason for this?

4. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?

5. What does Bunny call Artie's songs in order to cheer him up?

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