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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, pages 25-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the characters decide should play the accused?
(a) Damle.
(b) Benare.
(c) Rokde.
(d) Samant.

2. What does Benare say the mock trial that day will be about?
(a) A man who prides himself on his book learning.
(b) A group of educators who bully a coworker out of jealousy.
(c) Two parents who treat their foster child like a slave.
(d) A case against President Johnson for producing atomic weapons.

3. What role was Damle supposed to play in the mock trial?
(a) The defense.
(b) The judge.
(c) The prosecution.
(d) A witness.

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

5. Why does Ponkshe think Benare is a "bit too much" in Act Two?
(a) She flirts with men too much.
(b) She sings too much.
(c) She recites poems.
(d) She jokes too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benare used to write on the first page of every book she had?

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

3. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?

4. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?

5. How much time passes between Act One and Act Two?

(see the answer key)

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