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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?
(a) He will lose the love of his life.
(b) He will achieve his goals.
(c) He will commit a serious crime.
(d) He will descend into madness.

2. What does Bunny claim that Artie was afraid of until he met her?
(a) Monotony.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Success.
(d) Life.

3. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Queens.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Brooklyn.

4. What is the symbolic colorization utilized in the Prologue supposed to be a result of for Artie?
(a) His longing for company.
(b) His guilt over doing wrong.
(c) His deep depression.
(d) His delusions.

5. What kind of character is Artie?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Comedic relief.
(d) Filler.

6. What does Bananas' dream represent about reality and delusion?
(a) The consequence of domestic abuse.
(b) The result of the line being blurred.
(c) They are the same.
(d) One is distinct from the other.

7. When Bunny rushes into the room after Artie and Bananas pray, what is she excited about?
(a) Their move to California.
(b) The Pope's landing.
(c) Artie's getting a job in California.
(d) She will become a famous movie star.

8. What could the Pope be a symbol of for Artie and the rest of the characters as the play progresses?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Faith.
(d) Comfort.

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

10. What does the audience become after the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Observers.
(b) Instigators.
(c) Participants.
(d) Intimidators.

11. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To quiet the audience.
(b) Foreshadows the play's action.
(c) Background noise as the audience finds their seats.
(d) To discuss the outline of the play.

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

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

14. What is Bananas worried that the new house Artie has found for her to live in has?
(a) Rats.
(b) Asbestos.
(c) Shock treatments.
(d) Ghosts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Bunny agree to the condition that Artie proposes if she wants him to accompany her to see the Pope?

2. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?

3. What does Artie do in response to Bananas' reasoning for not seeing the Pope?

4. What does Bunny want Bananas to do if she were to move to the country in the guide books?

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

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