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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 foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?
(a) He will achieve his goals.
(b) He will lose the love of his life.
(c) He will descend into madness.
(d) He will commit a serious crime.

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

3. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To discuss the outline of the play.
(b) Foreshadows the play's action.
(c) Background noise as the audience finds their seats.
(d) To quiet the audience.

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

5. What does Bananas say they can take down if Artie is not going to kill himself after all?
(a) Locks on the cabinets.
(b) Posters of great songwriters.
(c) The bars on the windows.
(d) The knives from the high shelves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bunny angry with Artie at the end of Act I, Part II?

2. What is the reason Bananas gives for not being able to see the Pope?

3. What does the audience become after the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?

4. What does Bunny give to Artie before he leaves so that it can be blessed by the Pope?

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

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