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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 do with the letter?
(a) He ignores it.
(b) He reads it out loud.
(c) He burns it.
(d) He throws it away.

2. What point is the author trying to make by having Hana make separate trips for food?
(a) She is wasting time, but no one realizes it.
(b) They don't have money in the budget for a new log book, but there is money for food.
(c) She is always hungry.
(d) Gross has no control over her.

3. What does Ballas constantly look to Pillar for?
(a) To finish his sentences.
(b) Confirmation.
(c) Humor.
(d) The meaning of words.

4. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?
(a) A brief one.
(b) A nonexistent one.
(c) A straightforward one.
(d) A complicated one.

5. What is Gross rumored to be using inappropriately?
(a) A rubber stamp.
(b) Company funds.
(c) His authority.
(d) The company vehicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

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

3. What style of writing best describes The Memorandum?

4. What is the goal of the higher-ups in explaining the necessity for Ptydepe?

5. What is it about the letter that automatically irritates Gross?

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