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

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

3. What do the characters discuss after deciding who should play the accused?
(a) Jury selection.
(b) Her charge.
(c) Her sentence.
(d) The set arrangements.

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

5. What is the song Benare is singing when she returns from the bathroom about?
(a) A parrot and a crow.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A parrot and a sparrow.
(d) A crow and a sparrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the characters know Damle will not make it to the mock trial?

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

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

4. Why does Rokde say Rawte is missing, too, in Act One?

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

(see the answer key)

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