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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the nuns drop from the roof of Artie's building?
2. What kind of movie does Bunny tell the audience she remembers Corrinna from?
3. What does Ronnie say he is going to do when he emerges from his room in his army fatigues?
4. Ronnie goes on to tell a story about Billy coming to visit his family while he is casting for what movie?
5. What does Bunny tell the audience she promises to do for Bananas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The blue spotlight is shown at two times during the play: the Prologue and the final scene. They both shine on Artie when he is alone and singing; however the two scenes are significantly different in their tone and and meaning. Write a thesis driven paper that gets at the heart of the difference between these two scenes and what the blue spotlight means in each of them. Essentially, what is the difference between the Artie in the Prologue and the Artie at the play's end? Use specific information and quotes from the play to support your response.
Essay Topic 2
Write a compare and contrast paper between Artie and Bananas. Although Bananas is outwardly mentally unstable, the audience notices the subtleties of Artie's madness as the play progresses. One character's instability is external, while the other character's instability is internal. Use specific examples and quotes from the text to show this.
Essay Topic 3
The longing to be noticed is a thematic element common to characters in American dramatic literature. Compare this among the characters in The House of Blue Leaves to another novel or play you have read that has this same recurring theme. Use specific information and quotes from The House of Blue Leaves, while the other novel/play can be loosely paraphrased.
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