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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. What does Benare say, in Act One, about her teaching?
(a) It is very hard work.
(b) She has difficult students.
(c) She does it for the money.
(d) No one can find fault with it.

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

3. How does Benare describe Samant's character in Act One?
(a) She calls him a baby.
(b) She forgets his name.
(c) She calls him a buffoon.
(d) She says he is a very pure and good person.

4. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?
(a) She stands up.
(b) She sticks her tongue out at him.
(c) She claps her hands.
(d) She leaves the room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benare say is Kashikar's job?

2. What is Karnik's job?

3. What did Benare used to write on the first page of every book she had?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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