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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 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 lose the love of his life.
(c) He will achieve his goals.
(d) He will descend into madness.

2. Why does the character on stage request something from offstage at the beginning of the play?
(a) It will make the audience laugh.
(b) It was promised.
(c) It is necessary.
(d) It will fill up space.

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

4. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom after praying, what does she say she is ready to do?
(a) Fix her marriage.
(b) Go out.
(c) Get help.
(d) Move to a new house.

5. What does Bunny wish to happen when the Pope passes by?
(a) For Artie to be famous.
(b) A new life with Artie.
(c) Bananas' death.
(d) For Bananas to get better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character that the audience sees?

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

3. What does Artie suggest Bananas do in order to make her prayers come true?

4. What is the symbolic colorization utilized in the Prologue supposed to be a result of for Artie?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Act II, Scene I, Part II farcical?

2. Why does Artie grumble about the Pope's passing through Queens?

3. After Artie tells Bananas about a house he found on the East Coast that she can live in, what is Bananas scared of?

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

5. What does the audience learn about in Act II, Scene I, Part I that links all of the characters together in the play?

6. What is Ronnie's bomb a symbol for?

7. What is Ronnie dressed in when we first see him in Act I, Part I?

8. After learning of Corrinna's death, why does Billy not want to return to California?

9. Is Billy impressed by Ronnie's routine?

10. Does Artie intend to kill Bananas at the end of the play?

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