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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Ballas located at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Gross' desk.
(b) His old desk.
(c) Strolls' office.
(d) The break room.

3. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?
(a) The memorandum.
(b) A roll.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) The new log book.

4. Where does Scene 2 take place?
(a) The Ptydepe classroom.
(b) The mailroom.
(c) The Department of Authentication.
(d) The office.

5. What does Gross tell himself to rationalize his decision in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) That Ballas was right.
(b) That he was too weak to resist it.
(c) That he could better serve the company in his new position.
(d) That he had no choice.

6. Where does Gross wish he could return to at the end of Acct 1, Scene 4?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Stroll's office.
(c) The Ptydepe Training Room.
(d) His childhood.

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

8. What does Lear acknowledge about Ptydepe?
(a) It seems complicated.
(b) It is pointless.
(c) It is not structured well.
(d) It was created for the wrong reasons.

9. What is Gross trying to get accomplished in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He is trying to get the new log book authenticated.
(b) He is trying to get the books balanced.
(c) He is trying to get back to his office.
(d) He is trying to get the memorandum translated.

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

11. What does Gross attempt to steal from Stroll's desk?
(a) An authorization form.
(b) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A piece of paper.

12. What is it about the letter that automatically irritates Gross?
(a) It is written in an unknown language.
(b) It is not addressed to him.
(c) It is written in a condescending tone.
(d) It is extremely long.

13. One main point in Act 1, Scene 4 is to display that Ballas and the higher-ups are after power for what purpose?
(a) For its own sake.
(b) To cause chaos.
(c) To destroy Gross.
(d) To benefit financially.

14. What does Ballas threaten Gross with?
(a) Resigning from the company.
(b) Going over his head to get the notice authenticated.
(c) Speaking Ptydepe to Gross permanently.
(d) Causing Gross to lose his job.

15. What does Gross offer during his argument with Ballas?
(a) To raise Ballas' salary.
(b) To pay for additional Ptydepe classes.
(c) To confront the higher-ups.
(d) To resign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the examples Lear uses for the word, "boo?"

2. What is still in its infancy and talked about as if it were a baby?

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

4. As a result of Gross' incorrect answers, what does Lear deny him?

5. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?

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