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

2. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Cameras.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Purses.

3. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To quiet the audience.
(b) To alert the audience to their seats.
(c) To introduce Artie.
(d) To serenade the audience.

4. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

5. What does Bananas throw at Artie and Bunny after Artie gets off the phone with Billy?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rice.
(d) Newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the character on stage request something from offstage at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?

3. By the end of Act I, Part II, how does Artie act in terms of Bananas?

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

5. Where does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are moving to?

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