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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Ballas admits his lack of leadership qualities.
(b) Maria hands him the cigar box.
(c) Helena reprimands Ballas for his actions.
(d) Stroll and Savant admit that Ptydepe is useless.

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

4. What leads to Ballas and Gross switching positions?
(a) The Staff Watcher's report.
(b) Gross' lack of Ptydepe proficiency.
(c) A bet that Gross loses.
(d) A decision from the higher-ups.

5. Which phrase best describes the clerk's actions?
(a) Admirable.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Sucking up.
(d) Ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ballas and Gross argue about?

2. Where does the Staff Watcher watch from?

3. What does Helena ask Maria to do with the bag of limes she is carrying?

4. What does Ballas manipulate Gross into admitting in Act 1, Scene 6?

5. What does Helena's constant need for Maria to help her make coffee symbolize?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important message does Maria give to Gross at the beginning of the second part of Act 2, Scene 9, part 2 about winning, and how does it apply to his situation?

2. How do Stroll and Savant talk about Maria and what do they infer about Gross?

3. What significant discovery does Ballas make at the end of Act 2, Scene 7?

4. What is important about Maria's gesture to Gross at the end of Act 1, Scene 6, and what is the irony in it?

5. What is different about Thumb's responses in Act 2, Scene 8 as compared to earlier in the play?

6. What is significant about Thumb's interaction with Lear in Act 2, Scene 11?

7. What are some examples of the familiarity of Ballas' morning as Managing Director and what is it similar to?

8. What is both ironic and significant about Pillar's outburst at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?

9. The "wrong cause" that Stroll, Savant, and Helena are upset about dedicating their lives to is really a symbol for what larger "wrong cause?"

10. What do the cigars symbolize and how are they used to introduce the Staff Watcher's place in the play?

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