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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bunny yearn to be noticed?
(a) Her desire to become famous.
(b) Her desire to have a rich husband.
(c) Her desire to steal someone else's husband.
(d) Her desire to be blessed by the Pope.

2. What does Ronnie actually have in common with all of the other characters that is revealed in his speech?
(a) He wants to be rich.
(b) He wants to be noticed.
(c) He wants to be taken care of.
(d) He wants to be loved.

3. How has Artie ignored Ronnie throughout Ronnie's life?
(a) His job at the zoo.
(b) His affair with Bunny.
(c) Having to take care of Bananas.
(d) His obsession with songwriting.

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

5. Where does Artie tell Billy he met Bunny for the first time?
(a) A sauna.
(b) A movie.
(c) A club.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?

3. What kind of character is Artie?

4. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?

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

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