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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?
2. When Artie tells Bunny that the audience talked through his entire set at the club the previous evening, what is he referring to?
3. Why does Bunny claim that Billy could help Artie find work as a composer?
4. What is Bunny carrying when Artie lets her into his apartment at the beginning of Act I?
5. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does "breaking the fourth wall" and speaking to the audience achieve?
2. What is another significant symbol introduced in Act I, Scene I?
3. What does the color blue function as in the Prologue?
4. What dream does Artie tell Bananas about in Act I, Scene I?
5. What is noted in the Prologue that will happen with Artie's dreams?
6. What does Ronnie do with Artie's alarm clock?
7. Is Artie eager for success? If so, how can you tell?
8. What does Artie shout offstage for?
9. What does Bunny reveal that she wishes to happen when she first introduces herself to the audience?
10. Is Artie a sympathetic character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The end of The House of Blue Leaves is characterized by new beginnings. The characters involved in the final scene experience new beginnings that are mostly positive. Artie is the only character that does not, although he is the one character who yearned for it the most. Discuss the final scene, what these new beginnings are, what they mean, and why Artie is the only one who is left alone in a well constructed thesis paper. Use information and quotes from the play to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What happens when the line between reality and dreams is blurred? Using characters and scenes from The House of Blue Leaves, answer this question. Use specific information and quotes from the play to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why is the Pope such a significant, but unseen character in The House of Blue Leaves? What does he symbolize and why are these characters chasing after him? What do they ultimately want? Construct a thesis driven paper using specific information and quotes from the play to support your answer.
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