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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ronnie intend this item he has just constructed from a box to be for?
(a) Billy.
(b) Bunny.
(c) Artie.
(d) Bananas.

2. What does Artie do in order to calm down Billy?
(a) He writes Billy a song.
(b) He tells Bananas to dance.
(c) He sings one of his songs.
(d) He makes Billy tea.

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

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

5. What song does Bananas request that Artie play in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2?
(a) White Christmas.
(b) Jingle Bells.
(c) Frosty the Snowman.
(d) I'll Be Home For Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Artie eager for that he expresses to the audience in the beginning of The House of Blue Leaves?

2. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom after praying, what does she say she is ready to do?

3. What does Artie know after the nuns announce that there is a choirboy in their room?

4. What idea does Artie's roughness with Bananas reinforce?

5. What does Billy call Ronnie after Ronnie's display in the apartment, according to Ronnie's story?

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