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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom after praying, what does she say she is ready to do?
(a) Go out.
(b) Fix her marriage.
(c) Get help.
(d) Move to a new house.

2. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play repeatedly try to get the audience to do?
(a) Sing along.
(b) Clap their hands.
(c) Pay attention.
(d) Stand up.

3. What does Bunny give to Artie before he leaves so that it can be blessed by the Pope?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His music.
(c) His pen.
(d) His keyboard.

4. What does Ronnie do at the center of the stage at the end of Act I, Part II?
(a) Ignores the audience.
(b) Stares at the audience.
(c) Laughs at the audience.
(d) Yells at the audience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?

2. Who could Bananas' dream be a foreshadowing of?

3. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?

4. What does Artie explain that the Pope is going to address while he is in Queens?

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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