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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 Bananas' dream represent about reality and delusion?
(a) They are the same.
(b) The consequence of domestic abuse.
(c) One is distinct from the other.
(d) The result of the line being blurred.

2. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?
(a) The Prologue.
(b) A dream he had.
(c) A club opening he played.
(d) The foreshadowed conclusion.

3. 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) Amateur.
(b) Advanced.
(c) Intermediate.
(d) Novice.

4. What does Bunny wish to happen when the Pope passes by?
(a) For Bananas to get better.
(b) For Artie to be famous.
(c) A new life with Artie.
(d) Bananas' death.

5. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play shout offstage for?
(a) A blue light.
(b) A cane.
(c) A line.
(d) A microphone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bunny call Artie's songs in order to cheer him up?

2. Where does Artie tell Billy he met Bunny for the first time?

3. What does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?

4. Why does Bunny claim that Billy could help Artie find work as a composer?

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

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