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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, pages 13-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Kashikar ask Rokde about in Act One?
(a) Kashikar's judge's wig.
(b) The luggage.
(c) Ponkshe's pipe.
(d) Sukhatme's lawyer's gown.

2. How does Samant respond to Benare's calling him "lovely"?
(a) He is flattered.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is non-responsive.

3. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?
(a) His wife.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His sister-in-law.
(d) Benare.

4. Why does Rokde say Rawte is missing, too, in Act One?
(a) He is buying garlands for his wife's hair.
(b) He missed the train.
(c) He is teaching late at the university.
(d) He is sick with flu.

5. About what is the song that Benare sings in English in Act one?
(a) A parrot, a sparrow, and a crow.
(b) An inscription she wrote on the first page of every book.
(c) A man who wants to marry her.
(d) Waves crashing on a shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samant keep trying to show Benare in Act One?

2. Why does Benare ask Samant to open a window in Act One?

3. What does Ponkshe want in Act One?

4. What does Benare say, in Act One, about her teaching?

5. Who do the characters decide should play the accused?

(see the answer key)

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