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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ronnie say in his speech that everyone from his father to his commanding officer think of him?
(a) They think he is nothing.
(b) They think he is a trouble maker.
(c) They think he is mentally unstable.
(d) They think he is weak.

2. What does Bananas attempt to do with Billy in Act II, Scene II?
(a) Sing.
(b) Flirt.
(c) Dance.
(d) Argue.

3. What can the audience guess about the items in Ronnie's box that he wires together?
(a) He has sentimental attachment to them.
(b) He bought them on the streets.
(c) He stole them from the army.
(d) He has had them since he was a child.

4. After Bunny has Artie sing one of his best songs for Billy, what does Billy ask Bunny?
(a) To go with him to Fiji.
(b) To go with him to Paris.
(c) To go with him to Prague.
(d) To go with him to Australia.

5. What does Ronnie take out of the box he is holding?
(a) Land mines.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Knives.
(d) Rifles.

6. What kind of literature is referenced in Act II, Scene I, Part I?
(a) American.
(b) European.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Fantasy.

7. What is the state of Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?
(a) Empty.
(b) Messy.
(c) Abandoned.
(d) Blown up.

8. What does Bananas emerge from the bedroom with at the end of Act II, Scene I, Part II?
(a) The TV.
(b) Artie's music.
(c) The bomb.
(d) A vacuum.

9. What does Ronnie say in his speech that everyone from his father to his commanding officer do to him?
(a) Laugh at him.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Support him.
(d) Hurt him.

10. Ronnie goes on to tell a story about Billy coming to visit his family while he is casting for what movie?
(a) Newsies.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
(d) Oliver Twist.

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

12. For what does Corrinna ask the nuns to bless her when they emerge from Ronnie's room?
(a) Her ear operation.
(b) Her movie career.
(c) Her hearing aid.
(d) Her love life.

13. What characteristic does Ronnie reveal about himself through his speech in Act I, Scene I, Part I?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Honor.
(c) Strength.
(d) Confusion.

14. Why is Artie called in by the zoo?
(a) They want to fire him.
(b) All the animals are giving birth.
(c) The animals have gotten loose.
(d) They want to give him a promotion.

15. What does Bananas mistake the nuns for?
(a) Cops.
(b) Stuffed animals.
(c) Penguins.
(d) Girl scouts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Corrinna say sent her when she shows up at Artie's apartment?

2. What does Ronnie throw to Corrinna as she is leaving, saying it is a gift for Billy?

3. Who does the Man in White come to take away?

4. What does Ronnie's homemade concoction from the box he carries onto the stage symbolize?

5. What does Ronnie do after Billy calls him the hurtful name?

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