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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. What does Bananas ask Artie about her dream at the end of Act I, Part I?
(a) If she will stop having the dream.
(b) If she can get more medication.
(c) If he has the same dream.
(d) If her dream is real.

2. What does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are going to do?
(a) Go on a date.
(b) See the Pope.
(c) Go to the museum.
(d) Run away.

3. What do the nuns drop from the roof of Artie's building?
(a) A bible.
(b) Their rosaries.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Holy water.

4. How many parts are there to Ronnie's story?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bananas yearn to be noticed?

3. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?

4. What does Artie claim about himself that he believes is preventing him from having his big break in show biz?

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

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