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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second song Artie improvises in Act I, Part II about?
(a) Being rich.
(b) California.
(c) The Pope blessing him.
(d) Being famous.

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

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

4. What does Artie do in response to Bananas' reasoning for not seeing the Pope?
(a) Puts her to bed.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Gives her more pills.
(d) Slaps her.

5. How many functions does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves foreshadow throughout the play?
(a) Three.
(b) .Two.
(c) One.
(d) .Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be taken away from Artie in the final moments of the play?

2. To what country does Bunny hand Bananas guide books for?

3. Why does Bananas tell Artie not to be disrespectful at the beginning of Act I, Part II?

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

5. Where does Bunny go when Artie asks her to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Artie angrily close the piano lid on top of Bananas' fingers?

2. Is Artie eager for success? If so, how can you tell?

3. What does Ronnie believe about all of the people he has encountered in his life?

4. Where is Ronnie at the opening of Act II, Scene I, Part I?

5. Is Bunny happy about the offer to go to Australia with Billy?

6. What is the story the Three Nuns tell Artie when he lets them into his apartment?

7. What sign of gentleness toward Bananas does Artie have in Act I, Part II?

8. What does the color blue function as in the Prologue?

9. Why do the nuns and Ronnie rush to Corrinna when she announces she has two tickets to see the Pope at Yankee Stadium?

10. Why does Corrinna ask the nuns to pray for her?

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