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The Memorandum Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. What do Stroll and Savant remark about Maria?
(a) She is attractive.
(b) She is lazy.
(c) She is always getting food.
(d) She doesn't know Ptydepe yet.

2. What does Gross' lack of Ptydepe knowledge signal, according to Lear?
(a) That he is not genuinely interested in learning Ptydepe.
(b) That he should not be working for the company.
(c) That he is smarter than the rest of the class.
(d) That he deserved to be removed from his position.

3. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A conversation between Lear and Ballas.
(b) Lear's lecture.
(c) A board meeting called by Lear.
(d) A meeting between Lear and Stroll.

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

5. What habit does Hana have that prevents her from doing work?
(a) She combs her hair.
(b) She asks too many questions.
(c) She is always late.
(d) She talks too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?

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

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

4. What indicates the author's symbolic use of metaphors?

5. What is Gross searching for throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Gross pass through in Act 2, Scene 8, what is he carrying, and what does that represent?

2. In the final scene of the play, what theme is brought to the forefront and what is the message Havel delivers?

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

4. What subliminal warning does the character of Thumb bring from the author?

5. What is ironic about the way the conversation between Gross and Ballas starts and the way it concludes, specifically concerning Gross' job?

6. 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?

7. What is it about Gross' personality that makes him susceptible to Ballas' manipulation?

8. How is the symbolism of the fire extinguisher heightened at the beginning of the second part of Act 2, Scene 9, part 2 with George and Gross?

9. What are some more examples of Ballas' parallel experience to Gross' time as Managing Director that are given in the first part of Act 2, Scene 9?

10. How does Lear explain Ptydepe in describing the process for learning it?

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