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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. Bananas explains a dream she has to Artie and what she does in that dream. What is the reason for this?
(a) A chemical inbalance in her brain.
(b) The lack of love Artie shows her.
(c) Her simpleness.
(d) The way her life turned out.

2. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?
(a) The foreshadowed conclusion.
(b) The Prologue.
(c) A dream he had.
(d) A club opening he played.

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

4. To what country does Bunny hand Bananas guide books for?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Australia.
(c) Mexico.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ronnie dressed in when he enters Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act I?

2. What could the Pope be a symbol of for Artie and the rest of the characters as the play progresses?

3. Where is Artie's apartment located in New York?

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

5. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play shout offstage for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bunny say that until Artie met her, he was afraid of life?

3. What does the audience learn about the Prologue in Act I, Scene I?

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

5. What does Artie comment to the audience at the beginning of Act II, Scene I, Part II regarding Bunny and Bananas?

6. What does Artie's casual cruelty toward Bananas signify?

7. What does Ronnie explain to the audience that he did when Billy came over to the apartment?

8. Is Billy impressed by Ronnie's routine?

9. When does Artie claim he gave up on Bananas and her sanity?

10. Bananas asks Billy to stay with her in the apartment, but what does Billy suggest instead?

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