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

2. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Bananas?
(a) She is a bad cook.
(b) She is mentally unstable.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She hates Artie.

3. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?
(a) Turn his fantasies into reality.
(b) Leave his town.
(c) Find his love.
(d) Kill his enemy.

4. What does Artie force down Bananas' throat in order to calm her down?
(a) Her inhaler.
(b) Water.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Pills.

5. What is the reason Bananas gives for not being able to see the Pope?
(a) She thinks religion is a hoax.
(b) She and the Pope had an affair.
(c) The devil follows her around.
(d) Her nails are different lengths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bananas doing in the dream she explains to Artie that she frequently has?

2. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?

3. What could the Pope be a symbol of for Artie and the rest of the characters as the play progresses?

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

5. In the dream Artie explains to Bananas, what do both he and the Pope do to her?

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