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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is interesting about the way Ballas receives the mail in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) It happens at the end of the day.
(b) It happens at the beginning of the day.
(c) It illustrates his reliance on Pillar.
(d) It mirrors the way Gross did at the beginning of the play.

2. What is the overall message in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) Gross realizes that he has too many enemies.
(b) A bureaucratic system will continue to exist if left unchecked.
(c) Lear is not a very good teacher.
(d) Chorukor is better that Ptydepe.

3. In a broader interpretation, what is the one thing that bureaucracy relies on to keep its power?
(a) The support of the people.
(b) Money.
(c) More bureaucracy.
(d) Knowledge.

4. What is Ballas' initial reaction to Gross' news?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He threatens to terminate Gross.
(c) He agrees with him.
(d) He doesn't believe Gross.

5. Who is excited about Chorukor?
(a) Ballas.
(b) Thumb.
(c) Pillar.
(d) Gross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who receives an A from Lear for answering correctly in Act 2, Scene 11?

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

3. What proposal does Ballas make to Gross in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. What is Gross' response when Ballas asks him about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 9?

5. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?

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