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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 Karnik define a mother?
(a) One who protects the infant she has borne.
(b) One who gives birth.
(c) One who cruelly strangles the infant she has borne to death.
(d) One who gives birth to pups.

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

3. In Act Two, why does Samant get the dictionary himself?
(a) He is quite religious.
(b) He has forgotten the Bhagavad Gita.
(c) Rokde has gone to the bathroom.
(d) He has forgotten the Bible.

4. How much time passes between Act One and Act Two?
(a) A day.
(b) No time.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) Several hours.

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

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

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

8. In Act Two, what does Benare says she is going to do instead of participating in the imaginary case?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Recite a poem.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Tell a story.

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

10. In Act Two, what does Rokde say Damle and Benare were doing at Damle's house?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Sitting.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Cooking.

11. In Act Two, how does Karnik say he knows Benare?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) They are both members of the Living Lawcourt.
(c) They are both teachers at the same school.
(d) They met at Damle's.

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

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

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

15. How does Samant respond to Benare's joking in Act Two?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He gets angry.
(c) He leaves the room.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kashikar reprimand Benare in Act Two?

2. How does Benare react to Ponkshe's testimony in Act Two?

3. In Act Two, who does Rokde say he saw at Damle's house?

4. In Act Two, what does Sukhatme think is the reason Benare is so upset?

5. In Act Two, who does Sukhatme call to the witness stand after Samant?

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