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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 is the purpose of the Prologue in The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) To introduce Artie.
(b) To quiet the audience.
(c) To serenade the audience.
(d) To alert the audience to their seats.

2. What does Artie tell Bananas that he and Bunny are going to do?
(a) Go to the museum.
(b) See the Pope.
(c) Run away.
(d) Go on a date.

3. What does Artie force down Bananas' throat in order to calm her down?
(a) Water.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Her inhaler.
(d) Pills.

4. What does the audience become after the Prologue of The House of Blue Leaves?
(a) Intimidators.
(b) Observers.
(c) Participants.
(d) Instigators.

5. What is Bananas doing in the dream she explains to Artie that she frequently has?
(a) She kills Bunny.
(b) She flees the house.
(c) She cries all day.
(d) She walks hand in hand with Artie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Bunny go when Artie asks her to leave?

3. What does Bunny stuff into her boots in order to keep her feet warm?

4. What is Ronnie dressed in when he enters Artie's apartment at the beginning of Act I?

5. What kind of character is Artie?

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