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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Gross fear if he does not agree to the switch?
(a) He will be even further demoted.
(b) His career will be over.
(c) He will have to talk to the Staff Watcher again.
(d) He will have a lawsuit filed against him.

4. What is Maria's reaction to Gross' reason for staying?
(a) She becomes angry.
(b) She becomes embarrassed.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She runs away.

5. What is very interesting about the intentional way Havel presents the office?
(a) The characters come and go without asking permission.
(b) The purpose of the office is never stated.
(c) The positions of the characters are never stated.
(d) It only has one room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gross give Ballas and Pillar?

2. In Act 1, Scene 6, what is the one signal of hope that Gross does not see, symbolizing that he has lost all hope in his current situation?

3. Lear agrees to help Gross, only if he can show that his interest in Ptydepe is what?

4. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8, how is Lear's student answering the questions?

5. What does Gross finally concede to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

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