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

2. What role do the characters argue about in Act One?
(a) The fourth witness.
(b) The accused.
(c) The judge.
(d) The lawyers.

3. How does Benare react when Ponkshe tells her she has been accused?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She cries.
(c) She stiffens.
(d) She leaves the room.

4. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?
(a) His sister-in-law.
(b) Benare.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His wife.

5. How does Benare describe Samant's character in Act One?
(a) She forgets his name.
(b) She calls him a buffoon.
(c) She calls him a baby.
(d) She says he is a very pure and good person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Kashikar like about having an imaginary case?

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

3. What role was Damle supposed to play in the mock trial?

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

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

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