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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Benare say she was momentarily serious in Act Two?
(a) To create the right atmosphere for the court.
(b) Because Damle is absent.
(c) Because she is stunned by her charge.
(d) Because the others have chosen her to play the accused.

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

3. From where does Samant get the latter half of his testimony in Act Two?
(a) From a song.
(b) From a book.
(c) From a movie.
(d) From a television series.

4. In Act Two, what is the reaction of most of the characters to Benare's outburst?
(a) They are indifferent.
(b) They are upset.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are excited.

5. How does Benare react to Ponkshe's testimony in Act Two?
(a) She picks her ear.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She sticks her tongue out at him.
(d) She goes to the bathroom.

6. How does Karnik respond to Sukhatme's questions in Act Two?
(a) He leaves the witness box.
(b) He is evasive.
(c) He is direct.
(d) He gets angry.

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

8. What does Sukhatme call Ponkshe in Act Two?
(a) The world-famous scientist.
(b) An Intellectual.
(c) Mrs. Hand-That-Rocks-the-Cradle.
(d) Mr. Prime Objective.

9. In Act Two, what do the characters discuss in a digression?
(a) Cleaning rituals.
(b) Sleeping habits.
(c) Exercise routines.
(d) Cooking recipes.

10. In Act Two, how does Samant respond to Benare's outburst?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Cruelly.
(c) Sympathetically.
(d) Emotionally.

11. What does Ponkshe discuss in his opening remarks for the prosecution in Act Two?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Fatherhood.
(d) Motherhood.

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

13. In Act Two, who does Rokde say he saw at Damle's house?
(a) Karnik.
(b) Benare.
(c) Ponkshe.
(d) Samant.

14. What did Rokde forget to bring in Act Two?
(a) The Bhagavad Gita.
(b) The Oxford English Dictionary.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Bible.

15. How does Benare plead?
(a) Not guilty.
(b) Absent.
(c) Guilty.
(d) No contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kashikar reprimand Benare in Act Two?

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

3. In Act Two, who does Karnik say has seen Benare in a compromising situation?

4. In Act Two, what does Benare threaten to do?

5. In Act Two, what does Samant say Damle did at Damle's door?

(see the answer keys)

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