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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. Who does Ballas attempt to blame for the Ptydepe fiasco?
(a) Pillar.
(b) Hana.
(c) Helena.
(d) Column.

2. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?
(a) A paper weight.
(b) A fire extinguisher.
(c) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(d) An empty box.

3. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) The original memorandum.
(b) His hat.
(c) His coat.
(d) His fire extinguisher.

4. In Act 2, Scene 9, how many translations does Stroll say he has done?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What is the translated memo a protest of?
(a) The removal of the Accounts Department to make room for the Translation Center.
(b) The lack of respect Helena is showing Maria.
(c) Ballas' attitude with other employees.
(d) The removal of Gross from his previous position of authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets quizzed along with Gross on their knowledge of Ptydepe?

2. What does Gross offer during his argument with Ballas?

3. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

4. The larger metaphor for the clerk is a warning against what?

5. What does Helena ask Maria to do with the bag of limes she is carrying?

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