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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ballas tell Gross that the log book needs to be replaced?
(a) It is lost.
(b) It is full.
(c) It has been stolen.
(d) It has been damaged.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Department does the Ptydepe Translation Center replace?

2. What do the higher-ups apparently approve in return for the office using Ptydepe?

3. What does Gross do with the letter?

4. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?

5. According to Gross and Hana's discussion, what is strange about Ptydepe, the new language being introduced?

(see the answer key)

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