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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 Sukhatme propose the characters do to pass the time in Act One?
(a) Play patience.
(b) Have an imaginary case.
(c) Play rummy.
(d) Read a book.

2. 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) Waves crashing on a shore.
(d) A parrot, a sparrow, and a crow.

3. What is Karnik's job?
(a) He is a scientist.
(b) He is a social worker.
(c) He is an Intellectual.
(d) He is an experimental theatre actor.

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 play.
(c) A soccer match.
(d) A mock trial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benare describe herself as a child?

2. What is Ponkshe's day job?

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

4. What does Samant call Benare that offends her in Act one?

5. How does Benare react to her charge?

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