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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kashikar say Benare's charge is?
(a) Producing atomic weapons.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Infanticide.
(d) Contempt of court.

2. In Act One, how does Benare express that she likes Samant?
(a) She moves away from him.
(b) She stands closely to him.
(c) She forgets his name.
(d) She sticks her tongue out at him.

3. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?
(a) Samant.
(b) Karnik.
(c) Ponkshe.
(d) Rokde.

4. Who is the first character to enter in the play?
(a) Samant.
(b) Sukhatme.
(c) Benare.
(d) Kashikar.

5. What does Benare like about the Kashikars?
(a) They have a good sense of humor.
(b) They are educated.
(c) They do nice things for each other.
(d) They do good things for other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role was Damle supposed to play in the mock trial?

2. What does Ponkshe want in Act One?

3. What does Benare offer to do for the others in Act One?

4. In Act one, what type of show does Benare say will be staged in the meeting hall that night?

5. How does Benare react when Ponkshe tells her she has been accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening scene, Benare is flirting with Samant. Is Samant aware of this or not? Explain.

2. Benare asks the other characters to sit like children because she is going to tell them a story. Then, she recites half a poem to them before changing to a song. Describe the other characters’ responses to her and what her performance says about her character.

3. When Ponkshe wants tea, Samant informs him there is no sugar. Explain what the absence of sugar symbolizes in the play.

4. Samant almost believes that the real President Johnson will be present for the mock trial. Explain what that demonstrates about his character.

5. The others decide that Benare should play the accused and what her charge will be when she out of the room in the restroom. Explain what that means for Benare’s character.

6. When Benare states that she often plays games with the children at school, explain how this contradicts her earlier statements about her teaching.

7. In the opening scene, Benare is flirting with Samant. Provide specific examples of how Benare lets Samant know she likes him.

8. The character of “Rawte” is sick with the flu. Explain what his absence means for the other characters in the mock trial.

9. Samant enters carrying a lock and key and asks Benare if she caught her finger in the lock when he sees she is sucking on her finger. How does this foreshadow what happens later in the play?

10. Benare comes out of the bathroom singing a song about a parrot and a sparrow, which is the same song she sings at the end of the play. Explain the significance of the song.

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