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

2. What do Samant and Benare do to surprise the others in Act one?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) A magic trick.
(c) Hide and jump out.
(d) Show them the green cloth sparrow.

3. 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.

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

5. How do the characters know Damle will not make it to the mock trial?
(a) The next train doesn't arrive until 9 p.m.
(b) He is teaching late at the university.
(c) He is having an affair with a student.
(d) It is raining.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role do the characters argue about in Act One?

2. What does Samant think about President Johnson?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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