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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. Why does Bananas tell Artie not to be disrespectful at the beginning of Act I, Part II?
(a) He scorns the Vietnam War.
(b) He improvises a song about the Pope.
(c) He makes fun of her.
(d) He says he loves Bunny.

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

3. When does the play begin?
(a) Halfway through the first scene.
(b) As the audience is finding their seats.
(c) When the audience is quiet.
(d) After the audience sits down.

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

5. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Bananas?
(a) She hates Artie.
(b) She is mentally unstable.
(c) She is a bad cook.
(d) She is a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bananas emerge from the bedroom with at the end of Act II, Scene I, Part II?

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

3. What is Bananas doing in the dream she explains to Artie that she frequently has?

4. What does Ronnie take out of the box he is holding?

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

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