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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Stroll and Savant offer as proof for their theory that Gross "lusts after" Maria?
(a) That Gross has asked her out on a date.
(b) That Gross always gets up when she enters the room.
(c) That the Staff Watcher heard Gross call her sweetheart.
(d) That Gross has trouble speaking when she is around.

2. What is further illustrated in Scene 2?
(a) The eating habits of Hana.
(b) The tension between Ballas and Pillar.
(c) The foolishness of Ptydepe.
(d) The dislike between Gross and Ballas.

3. What does the item that Gross is carrying in Act 1, Scene 5 symbolize?
(a) His intolerance for Ptydepe.
(b) His addiction to coffee.
(c) His desire to hold onto whatever power he has left.
(d) His lack of enthusiasm for his new position.

4. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?
(a) How to deal with troubled employees.
(b) Government bureaucracy.
(c) Office managers seldom know what is happening in their own office.
(d) The problems workers have with authority.

5. Who is Stroll?
(a) Gross' boss.
(b) The new Accounting manager.
(c) The head of the Center.
(d) The CEO of the company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballas ask Gross at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. In modern times, what is a term used to describe the act of portraying something negative in a positive way?

3. Where is Ballas located at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

4. Why does Ballas tell Gross that the log book needs to be replaced?

5. According to Maria, what is the key to winning a fight?

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