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

2. Who could Bananas' dream be a foreshadowing of?
(a) Religion.
(b) Artie.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Ronnie.

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

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

5. What does Bunny stuff into her boots in order to keep her feet warm?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Steamed towels.
(c) Cashmere.
(d) Wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?

2. What does Bananas ask Artie about her dream at the end of Act I, Part I?

3. What does Artie explain that the Pope is going to address while he is in Queens?

4. What does Artie do in response to Bananas' reasoning for not seeing the Pope?

5. What does Artie say happened to him after he rescued Bananas from a rooftop in the middle of winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bananas attempt to do in order to alienate Bunny from everyone?

2. How does the blue spotlight characterize Artie in the Prologue?

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

4. In his story, Ronnie explains that Billy came to Queens; what was Billy doing?

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

6. What is the condition Artie gives Bunny if she wants him to accompany her to see the Pope?

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

8. What does the Prologue do?

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

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

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