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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a songwriter.
(b) He is a talent scout.
(c) He is a director.
(d) He is a dancer.

2. How is the symbolic colorization in the Prologue physically represented on stage?
(a) Props.
(b) Paint.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A strobe light.

3. Artie agrees to see the Pope with Bunny on one condition. What is that condition?
(a) She sing for him.
(b) She cook for him.
(c) She spend the night with him.
(d) She gives him some money.

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

5. When Bananas emerges from the bedroom, what does her conversation with Artie reveal about Artie?
(a) He is a terrible musician.
(b) He is a cheater.
(c) He works at the zoo.
(d) He is mentally unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many functions does the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves foreshadow throughout the play?

2. What does Bananas' dream represent about reality and delusion?

3. What is foreshadowed in the Prologue that will happen to Artie towards the end of the play?

4. What does Bunny call Artie's songs in order to cheer him up?

5. Who looks out of the bedroom at Artie and Bunny while they are talking?

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