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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 does Artie say happened to him after he rescued Bananas from a rooftop in the middle of winter?
(a) He broke his leg.
(b) He lost his voice.
(c) He caught pneumonia.
(d) His fingers became arthritic.

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

3. Who looks out of the bedroom at Artie and Bunny while they are talking?
(a) Pope Paul.
(b) Ronnie.
(c) A military intelligence officer.
(d) Bananas.

4. Where does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are moving to?
(a) Seattle.
(b) California.
(c) London.
(d) Manhattan.

5. What kind of character is Artie?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Comedic relief.
(c) Filler.
(d) Protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bananas explains a dream she has to Artie and what she does in that dream. What is the reason for this?

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

3. What is insinuated that Artie will attempt to do as the play unfolds?

4. What does the character on stage at the beginning of the play gather up before exiting the stage?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bunny reveal that she wishes to happen when she first introduces herself to the audience?

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

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

6. Is Artie a sympathetic character?

7. What is Bunny doing when we first see her in Act I, Part I?

8. What does Bananas' story about being on the snowy rooftop foreshadow?

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

10. Why is the Pope addressing the United Nations?

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