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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bunny want Bananas to do if she were to move to the country in the guide books?
(a) Get surgery.
(b) Get better mentally.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Get a boyfriend.

2. What kind of character is Artie?
(a) Filler.
(b) Comedic relief.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Protagonist.

3. How does Artie yearn to be noticed?
(a) He declares he is moving to California.
(b) He has an affair right in front of his wife.
(c) He obsesses over becoming a songwriter.
(d) He wants his wife blessed by the Pope.

4. What is Artie's last name?
(a) Shannon.
(b) Sherwood.
(c) Sheen.
(d) Shaughnessy.

5. Who, according to Bunny at the beginning of Act I, is Pope Paul on his way to see as he drives through Queens?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Homeless people.
(d) NYU students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ronnie say in his speech that everyone from his father to his commanding officer think of him?

2. What does Ronnie's homemade concoction from the box he carries onto the stage symbolize?

3. What will all of the characters do throughout the play that Artie does in the Prologue?

4. What is the character doing at the opening of the play?

5. Who is the author of The House of Blue Leaves?

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