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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 think about President Johnson?
(a) He thinks he is a bad president.
(b) He thinks he will really appear in the mock trial.
(c) He thinks he is guilty of war crimes.
(d) He thinks he should be charged for producing atomic weapons.

2. Where does Samant go when he leaves the stage momentarily toward the end of Act One?
(a) To get the Bhagavad Gita.
(b) To use the bathroom.
(c) To buy cigarettes and pan.
(d) To pick up Damle.

3. What does Benare say she never buys?
(a) Pan.
(b) Garlands.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. 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) It is raining.
(d) He is having an affair with a student.

5. What does Mrs. Kashikar like about having an imaginary case?
(a) It is an opportunity to rehearse.
(b) It is an opportunity to bully Benare.
(c) It is an opportunity to show off the garland in her hair.
(d) It is an opportunity to prepare Samant for the mock trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sukhatme propose the characters do to pass the time in Act One?

2. What does Ponkshe want in Act One?

3. What do the characters discuss after deciding who should play the accused?

4. What books does Sukhatme say they have for the oath-taking in the mock trial?

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

(see the answer key)

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