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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 Benare say she never buys?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Garlands.
(c) Tea.
(d) Pan.

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

3. Who does Rokde say has not arrived yet, in Act One?
(a) Ponkshe.
(b) Damle.
(c) Kashikar.
(d) Sukhatme.

4. How does Benare react when Ponkshe tells her she has been accused?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She stiffens.
(c) She leaves the room.
(d) She cries.

5. How does Ponkshe react to Benare's offer to do something for the others in Act one?
(a) He sticks his fingers in his ears.
(b) He is annoyed.
(c) He encourages her to continue.
(d) He asks her to sit down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samant say is missing for the tea?

2. What does Ponkshe want in Act One?

3. How does Benare describe Samant's character in Act One?

4. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?

5. Who is the first character to enter in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Kashikars are late because Kashikar wanted to buy a garland for Mrs. Kashikar’s hair. Explain what that says about the state of their marriage.

2. In the opening scene, Benare sings a song in English about a “sweetheart” who “likes my looks” and “wants to marry me.” More than an innocent children’s song, the song may provide insights into Benare’s character and situation. Explain how the song foreshadows what is revealed about Benare later in the play.

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

4. In the opening scene, Benare and Samant hide and jump out to scare the other characters as the other characters enter, and Benare thinks it is funny that the others are scared. Explain how this contrasts the other characters’ teasing of her.

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

6. When Sukhatme teases Benare about her “husband,” what is her response and why?

7. When Benare says she forgot a book to read to pass the time before the show, Samant offers her the novel he has with him. Explain how this foreshadows what happens later in the play.

8. 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?

9. Mrs. Kashikar has a garland that her husband bought her but says she forgot to buy one for Benare. What does the garland symbolize?

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

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