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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 told him a children's story.
(d) She laughed.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do the characters waste time debating at the beginning of the imaginary case?
(a) How long it takes to go to the bathroom.
(b) How long it takes to spit out pan.
(c) How to arrange the furniture.
(d) How long it will take Damle to arrive.

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

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

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

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

12. In Act Two, who else does Benare say she has been alone with?
(a) Karnik.
(b) Rokde.
(c) Ponkshe.
(d) Samant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do the characters decide it takes to spit out pan in Act Two?

3. What does Samant think about the discussion about spitting out pan in Act Two?

4. In Act Two, what is the reaction of most of the characters to Benare's outburst?

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

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