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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. What is Bananas worried that the new house Artie has found for her to live in has?

2. What will be taken away from Artie in the final moments of the play?

3. Where does Artie tell Billy he met Bunny for the first time?

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

5. Who does Artie address while he is talking about the Pope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second box that Ronnie returns from the bedroom with?

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

3. How does Corrinna die by the end of Act II, Scene I, Part II?

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

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

6. What does Artie shout offstage for?

7. Why does Billy mistake Bananas for his late wife, Georgina, when he sees her?

8. What does Bananas' dream about wandering around the house and crying illustrate for the audience?

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

10. Why is the Pope addressing the United Nations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The climax of The House of Blue Leaves was discussed in a classroom lecture. Develop a thesis about the climax and why it is this play's climax. Why is this moment the point of all rising action? Use specific information and quotes from the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Bananas and Artie clearly have a dysfunctional relationship. Artie goes through a range of emotions pertaining to Bananas throughout the play before eventually strangling her at the end. Analyze the couple's relationship through a chronological standpoint, assessing the significance of their relationship in the play. Use specific information and quotes from the text to support your response.

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