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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 7What does Ballas need help with?
(a) Finding the log book.
(b) Cleaning Gross' desk out.
(c) Translating a memo.
(d) Making coffee.

2. What is Stroll's excuse for not doing more translations?
(a) It is a difficult process because there is no formal guide on Ptydepe.
(b) It is a difficult process because only the person writing in Ptydepe knows what it means.
(c) It is a difficult process because Lear is not a very good instructor.
(d) It is a difficult process because it takes too long.

3. What do Hana's continued repetitive trips to the store signify?
(a) She wishes Gross was her boss again.
(b) Bureaucracy does not matter to regular people.
(c) She is becoming more forgetful.
(d) She has no respect for Ballas.

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Accounting Office.
(b) The Department of Authenticity.
(c) The Ptydepe Classroom.
(d) The Ptydepe Translation Center.

5. In Act 1, Scene 6, what is the one signal of hope that Gross does not see, symbolizing that he has lost all hope in his current situation?
(a) Helena reprimands Ballas for his actions.
(b) Stroll and Savant admit that Ptydepe is useless.
(c) Maria hands him the cigar box.
(d) Ballas admits his lack of leadership qualities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gross wish he could return to at the end of Acct 1, Scene 4?

2. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?

3. What does Maria ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 6?

4. Which characters ask Pillar to speak with them privately?

5. What does Ballas threaten Gross with?

(see the answer key)

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