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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 could the Pope be a symbol of for Artie and the rest of the characters as the play progresses?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Love.

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

3. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?
(a) Leaves the stage.
(b) Speaks directly to the audience.
(c) Requests items from offstage.
(d) Talks to himself.

4. What color is symbolically introduced in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Gray.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. Artie attempts to show the audience his talent in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves, at what level of talent is he?
(a) Novice.
(b) Intermediate.
(c) Advanced.
(d) Amateur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?

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

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

4. What idea does Artie's roughness with Bananas reinforce?

5. Who does Artie address while he is talking about the Pope?

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