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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 Benare lie about, in Act One?
(a) Meeting Damle.
(b) Buying garlands.
(c) Chewing pan.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

2. What books does Sukhatme say they have for the oath-taking in the mock trial?
(a) The Bible and the Koran.
(b) The Bhagavad Gita and the Oxford English Dictionary.
(c) The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.
(d) The Bible and the Oxford English Dictionary.

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

4. What is Samant carrying in his hands when he enters in Act One?
(a) A book.
(b) A lock and key, toy parrot, and a book.
(c) A toy parrot made of green cloth.
(d) A lock and key.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benare say she never buys?

2. Why does Karnik say Kashikar and Mrs. Kashikar are late?

3. Where does Samant go when he leaves the stage momentarily toward the end of Act One?

4. What does Benare say the mock trial that day will be about?

5. In Act One, how does Benare express that she likes Samant?

(see the answer key)

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