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

2. What does Bunny stuff into her boots in order to keep her feet warm?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Steamed towels.
(c) Wool.
(d) Cashmere.

3. How many functions does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves foreshadow throughout the play?
(a) Three.
(b) .Two.
(c) .Four.
(d) One.

4. What does Bunny accuse Artie of having no sense of at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Literature.
(b) Religion.
(c) History.
(d) Art.

5. Why does Bunny claim that Billy could help Artie find work as a composer?
(a) Billy knows a lot of recording artists.
(b) Billy is a record label executive.
(c) Billy is an accomplished director.
(d) Billy is a talent agent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the symbolic colorization introduced in the Prologue of the play a result of?

5. What will be taken away from Artie in the final moments of the play?

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