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

2. What does Benare say the mock trial that day will be about?
(a) Two parents who treat their foster child like a slave.
(b) A case against President Johnson for producing atomic weapons.
(c) A group of educators who bully a coworker out of jealousy.
(d) A man who prides himself on his book learning.

3. Why does Benare ask Samant to open a window in Act One?
(a) She wants to leave.
(b) She feels hot.
(c) She sees something interesing outside the window.
(d) Her stomach hurts.

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

5. Why does Karnik say Kashikar and Mrs. Kashikar are late?
(a) They missed their train.
(b) Kashikar wanted to buy Mrs. Kashikar a garland for her hair.
(c) Kashikar wanted to buy cigarettes.
(d) Kashikar wanted to buy pan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the first character to enter in the play?

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

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