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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Act 1, Scene 3 trying to illustrate about Gross?
(a) He will have to rely on Maria from this point on.
(b) He has no desire to learn Ptydepe.
(c) He is being deliberately given too much information at once.
(d) He is being kept out of the loop.

2. Who does Ballas point out is in control of Ptydepe?
(a) Maria.
(b) Savant.
(c) The higher-ups.
(d) Helena.

3. What is the clerk's name in Scene 2?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Pinky.
(c) Knuckle.
(d) Toe.

4. What do Stroll and Savant remark about Maria?
(a) She is attractive.
(b) She doesn't know Ptydepe yet.
(c) She is lazy.
(d) She is always getting food.

5. What style of writing best describes The Memorandum?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Satire.
(d) Non-Fiction.

6. What does Lear take a great deal of time to do?
(a) Argue with Gross.
(b) Answer questions.
(c) Finish a sentence.
(d) Explain how Ptydepe was developed.

7. What does Gross offer during his argument with Ballas?
(a) To resign.
(b) To raise Ballas' salary.
(c) To pay for additional Ptydepe classes.
(d) To confront the higher-ups.

8. What does Gross give Ballas and Pillar?
(a) Cash.
(b) A money order.
(c) An I.O.U.
(d) A check.

9. What is Savant's primary responsibility as the Ptydepeist?
(a) Translating all existing memos into Ptydepe.
(b) Making sure Ptydepe is used correctly.
(c) Reporting anyone who is not using Ptydepe.
(d) Modifying Ptydepe for each department.

10. The parallels Havel draws in Act 1, Scene 4 are between Ballas and what?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Irrational thinking.
(c) Bureaucracy.
(d) Hypocrisy.

11. What does Ballas manipulate Gross into admitting in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) His guilt in being disrespectful, and misusing company funds and property.
(b) That he wants his former position back.
(c) His dislike for Stroll.
(d) That he has no intention of learning Ptydepe.

12. What is Gross trying to get accomplished in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He is trying to get the books balanced.
(b) He is trying to get the memorandum translated.
(c) He is trying to get the new log book authenticated.
(d) He is trying to get back to his office.

13. What is Gross's new title?
(a) Assistant Manager.
(b) Deputy Manager.
(c) Assistant Director.
(d) Deputy Director.

14. Where is Ballas located at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) His old desk.
(b) The break room.
(c) Strolls' office.
(d) Gross' desk.

15. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?
(a) The memorandum.
(b) The new log book.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) A roll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Staff Watcher watch from?

2. Who does the clerk's questions impress?

3. What is Gross searching for throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What does Gross do with the letter?

5. How does Stroll exit in Act 1, Scene 3?

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