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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Bunny agree to the condition that Artie proposes if she wants him to accompany her to see the Pope?
(a) It makes her uncomfortable.
(b) It is morally wrong.
(c) It is like losing her virginity.
(d) It is too costly.

2. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?
(a) Leave his town.
(b) Find his love.
(c) Turn his fantasies into reality.
(d) Kill his enemy.

3. When Ronnie emerges from his room after everyone leaves, what is he carrying?
(a) His rifle.
(b) Bananas' medication.
(c) His childhood pictures.
(d) A large box.

4. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) NYU students.
(c) Homeless people.
(d) The mayor.

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

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

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

8. Why is Bunny angry with Artie at the end of Act I, Part II?
(a) He will not see the Pope.
(b) He wants to stay in Queens.
(c) He still loves Bananas.
(d) He wants to help Bananas one last time.

9. What is Artie's last name?
(a) Sheen.
(b) Sherwood.
(c) Shaughnessy.
(d) Shannon.

10. What idea does Artie's roughness with Bananas reinforce?
(a) He is in opposition to the war.
(b) The intolerance toward mental illness.
(c) The increase of domestic violence.
(d) He is a man on the edge.

11. What will be revealed about Artie over time as the play progresses?
(a) His passions.
(b) His fears.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His love.

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

13. What does Artie do in the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves that is a convention of plays first introduced here?
(a) Talks to himself.
(b) Speaks directly to the audience.
(c) Requests items from offstage.
(d) Leaves the stage.

14. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Jackets.
(b) Purses.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Cameras.

15. Who is the first character that the audience sees?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Billy.
(d) Artie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bananas pretend to be when Artie fixes her breakfast?

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

3. What does Bunny wish to happen when the Pope passes by?

4. What kind of character is Artie?

5. What does Artie do so that Bananas can see the Pope?

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