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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act Two, what does Samant say he heard inside Damle’s room?
(a) A woman singing.
(b) A woman crying.
(c) A woman laughing.
(d) A woman reciting poetry.

2. In Act Two, what does Sukhatme think is the reason Benare is so upset?
(a) Kashikar keeps reprimanding her.
(b) Mrs. Kashikar didn't get a garland for her.
(c) Sukhatme has not yet called her to the witness stand.
(d) There is some truth to Samant's testimony.

3. Where does Samant say he went in his testimony in Act Two?
(a) A neighboring village.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Professor Damle's room in Bombay.
(d) The university.

4. In Act Two, what does Samant call Benare?
(a) A buffoon.
(b) A baby.
(c) A very nice lady.
(d) Mrs. Hand-That-Rocks-the-Cradle.

5. In Act Two, why can Benare not leave the room?
(a) The door is locked from the outside.
(b) Kashikar reprimands her.
(c) The others restrain her.
(d) Samant asks her to stay.

6. In Act Two, how does Rokde say Benare reacted when she saw him?
(a) She stuck her tongue out at him.
(b) Her face fell.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She told him a children's story.

7. What does Ponkshe call Benare in Act Two?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A schoolmarm.
(c) An educator.
(d) An instructor.

8. In Act Two, why can Samant not tell what happened after Damle's "terrifying laugh"?
(a) He cannot find the page.
(b) Benare has left the room.
(c) Sukhatme interrupts him.
(d) Kashikar reprimands him.

9. In Act Two, what does Benare threaten to do?
(a) To leave.
(b) To sing a song.
(c) To recite a poem.
(d) To tell a children's story.

10. In Act Two, who does Sukhatme call to the witness stand after Karnik?
(a) Mrs. Kashikar.
(b) Samant.
(c) Ponkshe.
(d) Rokde.

11. How does Benare respond to Karnik's testimony in Act Two?
(a) She goes to the bathroom.
(b) She is tense.
(c) She picks her ear.
(d) She laughs.

12. What does Samant think about the discussion about spitting out pan in Act Two?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He is exasperated.
(d) He thinks it is interesting.

13. On what book does Ponkshe swear in Act Two?
(a) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(b) The Koran.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Bhagavad Gita.

14. How long do the characters decide it takes to spit out pan in Act Two?
(a) 1 minute.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 5 seconds.
(d) 10 seconds.

15. What does Kashikar have a habit of doing during the mock trial?
(a) Picking his nose.
(b) Spitting pan.
(c) Going to the bathroom.
(d) Picking his ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, how does Karnik define a mother?

2. From where does Samant get the latter half of his testimony in Act Two?

3. In Act Two, what does Kashikar call Rokde?

4. What does Sukhatme call Ponkshe in Act Two?

5. What do the characters waste time debating at the beginning of the imaginary case?

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