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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Ponkshe react to Benare's offer to do something for the others in Act one?
(a) He asks her to sit down.
(b) He sticks his fingers in his ears.
(c) He is annoyed.
(d) He encourages her to continue.

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

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

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

6. What does Kashikar say Benare's charge is?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Infanticide.
(c) Producing atomic weapons.
(d) Contempt of court.

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

8. What does Samant keep trying to show Benare in Act One?
(a) A book.
(b) A magic trick.
(c) A lock and key.
(d) A green cloth parrot.

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

10. Who does Rokde say has not arrived yet, in Act One?
(a) Damle.
(b) Kashikar.
(c) Ponkshe.
(d) Sukhatme.

11. What does Benare say she never buys?
(a) Pan.
(b) Garlands.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Tea.

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

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

14. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?
(a) Mrs. Kashikar.
(b) Benare.
(c) Rokde.
(d) Damle.

15. What does Sukhatme propose the characters do to pass the time in Act One?
(a) Play patience.
(b) Play rummy.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Have an imaginary case.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Benare describe herself as a child?

3. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?

4. How does Benare react to her charge?

5. Why does Rokde say Rawte is missing, too, in Act One?

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