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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, pages 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character to enter in the play?
(a) Sukhatme.
(b) Benare.
(c) Samant.
(d) Kashikar.

2. What does Benare call Mrs. Kashikar?
(a) Mrs. Hand-That-Rocks-the-Cradle.
(b) Mrs. Prime Objective.
(c) An Intellectual.
(d) An Expert on the Law.

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

4. What does Samant keep trying to show Benare in Act One?
(a) A magic trick.
(b) A green cloth parrot.
(c) A book.
(d) A lock and key.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?

2. Who enters in Act One while Benare and the others are singing?

3. What does Benare say the mock trial that day will be about?

4. What does Benare offer to do for the others in Act One?

5. Why does Karnik say Kashikar and Mrs. Kashikar are late?

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