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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 call Benare?
(a) Mrs. Hand-That-Rocks-the-Cradle.
(b) A buffoon.
(c) A baby.
(d) A very nice lady.

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

3. In Act Two, how does Karnik define a mother?
(a) One who gives birth to pups.
(b) One who gives birth.
(c) One who cruelly strangles the infant she has borne to death.
(d) One who protects the infant she has borne.

4. In Act Two, what does Samant say he and Benare talked about when they were alone together?
(a) Pan.
(b) A novel.
(c) Hypnotism.
(d) Their chilhoods.

5. In Act Two, what does Samant say Damle did at Damle's door?
(a) Shut the door in Samant's face.
(b) Introduced Samant to Benare.
(c) Invited Samant in.
(d) Spit pan.

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

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

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

9. In Act Two, what does Benare say her charge should be instead of infanticide?
(a) Aborting her child.
(b) Snatching public property.
(c) Having an extramarital affair.
(d) Producing atomic weapons.

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

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

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

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

14. In Act Two, why is Rokde called to the witness stand?
(a) To debate how long it takes to spit out pan.
(b) To testify about Benare's character.
(c) Because he is playing the role of the accused.
(d) Because Karnik said Rokde saw Benare in an compromising situation.

15. How does Samant initially respond to Sukhatme's line of questioning in Act Two?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He does not understand it.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He thinks it is a joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, how does Karnik say he knows Benare?

2. On what book does Ponkshe swear in Act Two?

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

4. In Act Two, why does Samant get the dictionary himself?

5. What does Kashikar have a habit of doing during the mock trial?

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