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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Corrinna ask the nuns to bless her when they emerge from Ronnie's room?
(a) Her love life.
(b) Her hearing aid.
(c) Her ear operation.
(d) Her movie career.

2. What song do the nuns sing for Corrinna as a prayer?
(a) Hail Mary.
(b) Ave Maria.
(c) Taste and See.
(d) Our Father.

3. What is Ronnie's speech an example of?
(a) Resolution.
(b) Climax.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Falling action.

4. What does Ronnie's story about Billy's movie reveal about Ronnie?
(a) He wants to be seen.
(b) He wants to be loved.
(c) He wants his family dead.
(d) He wants to be rich.

5. What does Bananas emerge from the bedroom with at the end of Act II, Scene I, Part II?
(a) The bomb.
(b) The TV.
(c) A vacuum.
(d) Artie's music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of movie does Bunny tell the audience she remembers Corrinna from?

2. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?

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

4. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?

5. What does Bunny think has paid off with Corrinna's visit?

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