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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 7What does Ballas need help with?
(a) Translating a memo.
(b) Making coffee.
(c) Cleaning Gross' desk out.
(d) Finding the log book.

2. At what state is Ptydepe left in at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Revived.
(b) Declining, but still necessary.
(c) Almost non-existent.
(d) Thriving.

3. What does Maria do in the second part of Act 2, Scene 9 that no one else in the play has done up until this point?
(a) Offers Gross coffee.
(b) Makes Gross smile.
(c) Stands up to Helena.
(d) Translates Gross' memo.

4. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 9, what is Maria trying on?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A hat.
(c) A new dress.
(d) An overcoat.

5. What is the point of Chorukor?
(a) To prevent employees from talking to each other.
(b) To correct all of Ptydepe's mistakes.
(c) To please the higher-ups.
(d) To stop Ballas from resigning.

6. Why does Gross state that he would have rather kept his former position?
(a) He likes watching people.
(b) There would be less worrying about bureaucrats.
(c) He could take longer breaks to be with Maria.
(d) There was a lot less responsibility.

7. Why doesn't Hana understand Ptydepe?
(a) The classes were too hard.
(b) She doesn't need to be able to read it.
(c) She refuses to recognize its existence.
(d) She doesn't have time to learn it.

8. Gross admits that he has always been more of a dreamer than what?
(a) A fighter.
(b) A doer.
(c) A liar.
(d) A survivor.

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

10. What is Maria's reaction to Gross' new position?
(a) She congratulates him.
(b) She is angry with him.
(c) She does not say anything.
(d) She is disappointed.

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

12. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) The company would be lost without it.
(b) Even people who seemed to understand it before can see its uselessness.
(c) Now Gross realizes its importance.
(d) Even Lear doesn't understand it.

13. What does George throw at Gross after hearing the news of his position change?
(a) A fire extinguisher.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) The memo.
(d) A Ptydepe Dictionary.

14. Where is the job that Maria has found for Gross?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A shoe repair service.
(c) A theatre company.
(d) A different office.

15. What is causing the declining importance of Ptydepe?
(a) There are no more training classes being offered.
(b) Ballas' insistence that it be made mandatory.
(c) A lack of interest.
(d) It's complexity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Gross give Maria for wanting to stay with the company?

2. What is Lear asked for as he begins teaching about Chorukor?

3. How does Gross feel and act at the beginning of Act 2, Scene10?

4. What theme does Chorukor represent in the play?

5. What does Gross give to Ballas at his request in Act 2, Scene 9?

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