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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. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom after praying, what does she say she is ready to do?
(a) Move to a new house.
(b) Get help.
(c) Fix her marriage.
(d) Go out.

2. What does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a songwriter.
(b) He is a talent scout.
(c) He is a director.
(d) He is a dancer.

3. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) John Le Carre.
(c) John Guare.
(d) John McGahern.

4. What is Ronnie dressed in when he enters Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Army fatigues.
(b) Priest's robe.
(c) Doctor's coat.
(d) Police uniform.

5. What is Bananas doing in the dream she explains to Artie that she frequently has?
(a) She flees the house.
(b) She cries all day.
(c) She kills Bunny.
(d) She walks hand in hand with Artie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the title of the play mentioned during Act I, Part II?

3. How does the symbolic color introduced in the Prologue represent the characters in the play?

4. In the dream Artie explains to Bananas, what do both he and the Pope do to her?

5. How is the symbolic colorization in the Prologue physically represented on stage?

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