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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. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?
(a) Reciting a monologue.
(b) Playing the piano.
(c) Sobbing uncontrollably.
(d) Pacing the stage.

2. What does Ronnie take out of the box he is holding?
(a) Land mines.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Knives.
(d) Grenades.

3. Why does Ronnie run off the stage at the end of Act II, Scene I, Part I?
(a) He hears a key in the door.
(b) He hears Artie's car.
(c) He hears Bunny's chattering.
(d) He hears the Pope approaching.

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

5. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Artie?
(a) He works at the zoo.
(b) He is a cheater.
(c) He is a terrible musician.
(d) He is mentally unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?

2. What is Artie's last name?

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

4. What is the symbolic colorization utilized in the Prologue supposed to be a result of for Artie?

5. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?

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