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

2. In the dream Artie explains to Bananas, what do both he and the Pope do to her?
(a) Rejects her.
(b) Abandons her.
(c) Insults her.
(d) Hurts her.

3. What is Artie's last name?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Sheen.
(c) Shaughnessy.
(d) Sherwood.

4. What is Artie eager for that he expresses to the audience in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Applause.
(b) Success.
(c) Anonymity.
(d) Money.

5. What does Artie claim about himself that he believes is preventing him from having his big break in show biz?
(a) His age.
(b) His low income.
(c) His anger.
(d) His depresion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bananas ask Artie about her dream at the end of Act I, Part I?

3. What is Ronnie dressed in when he enters Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act I?

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

5. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?

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