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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, pages 25-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the characters know Damle will not make it to the mock trial?
(a) He is teaching late at the university.
(b) He is having an affair with a student.
(c) It is raining.
(d) The next train doesn't arrive until 9 p.m.

2. In Act Two, how does Karnik define a mother?
(a) One who gives birth.
(b) One who cruelly strangles the infant she has borne to death.
(c) One who gives birth to pups.
(d) One who protects the infant she has borne.

3. What do Samant and Benare do to surprise the others in Act one?
(a) Hide and jump out.
(b) Show them the green cloth sparrow.
(c) Sing songs.
(d) A magic trick.

4. What does Benare say she never buys?
(a) Pan.
(b) Tea.
(c) Garlands.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. What does Ponkshe discuss in his opening remarks for the prosecution in Act Two?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Fatherhood.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benare plead?

2. What does Benare lie about, in Act One?

3. How does Benare respond to Karnik's testimony in Act Two?

4. What is the song Benare is singing when she returns from the bathroom about?

5. What does Samant think about President Johnson?

(see the answer key)

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