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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 Kashikar say Benare's charge is?
(a) Contempt of court.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Infanticide.
(d) Producing atomic weapons.

2. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?
(a) Rokde.
(b) Benare.
(c) Damle.
(d) Mrs. Kashikar.

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

4. What does Samant say is missing for the tea?
(a) Milk.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Water.
(d) Sugar.

5. In Act one, what type of show does Benare say will be staged in the meeting hall that night?
(a) A soccer match.
(b) A play.
(c) A mock trial.
(d) A poetry recitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benare react to her charge?

2. How does Ponkshe react to Benare's offer to do something for the others in Act one?

3. What do the characters discuss after deciding who should play the accused?

4. How does Benare react when Ponkshe tells her she has been accused?

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

(see the answer key)

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