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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samant call Benare that offends her in Act one?
(a) An educator.
(b) A schoolmarm.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An instructor.

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

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

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

5. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?
(a) Samant.
(b) Ponkshe.
(c) Karnik.
(d) Rokde.

6. How does Benare describe herself as a child?
(a) Witty.
(b) Outspoken.
(c) Independent.
(d) Very quiet.

7. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She claps her hands.
(c) She sticks her tongue out at him.
(d) She stands up.

8. What does Benare offer to do for the others in Act One?
(a) Recite poems for them.
(b) Sing songs for them.
(c) Teach them.
(d) Tell them a children's story.

9. What does Mrs. Kashikar like about having an imaginary case?
(a) It is an opportunity to show off the garland in her hair.
(b) It is an opportunity to prepare Samant for the mock trial.
(c) It is an opportunity to bully Benare.
(d) It is an opportunity to rehearse.

10. What does Benare say is Kashikar's job?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a social worker.
(d) He is a scientist.

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

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

13. Who is the first character to enter in the play?
(a) Kashikar.
(b) Sukhatme.
(c) Benare.
(d) Samant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Rokde say has not arrived yet, in Act One?

3. What role do the characters argue about in Act One?

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

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

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