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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 Rokde say Rawte is missing, too, in Act One?
(a) He is sick with flu.
(b) He missed the train.
(c) He is teaching late at the university.
(d) He is buying garlands for his wife's hair.

2. What does Samant offer Benare in Act One?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A book to read.
(c) Pan.
(d) Tea.

3. Who enters in Act One while Benare and the others are singing?
(a) Kashikar.
(b) Mrs. Kashikar.
(c) Karnik.
(d) Sukhatme.

4. What is Ponkshe's day job?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is an Intellectual.
(c) He works as a clerk in the Central Telegraph Office.
(d) He is a scientist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the song Benare is singing when she returns from the bathroom about?

2. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?

3. How does Benare describe herself as a child?

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

5. What does Samant keep trying to show Benare in Act One?

(see the answer key)

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