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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 is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?
(a) She leaves the room.
(b) She claps her hands.
(c) She stands up.
(d) She sticks her tongue out at him.

2. Where does Samant go when he leaves the stage momentarily toward the end of Act One?
(a) To pick up Damle.
(b) To use the bathroom.
(c) To get the Bhagavad Gita.
(d) To buy cigarettes and pan.

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

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

5. What does Samant offer Benare in Act One?
(a) A book to read.
(b) Pan.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?

2. What is the song Benare is singing when she returns from the bathroom about?

3. What is Karnik's job?

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

5. Who do the characters decide should play the accused?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For the mock charge in the imaginary play, the other characters choose the crime of “infanticide.” Explain how that foreshadows what happens later in the play.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. In the opening scene, Benare tells Samant about Kashikar, Mrs. Kashikar, Rokde, Sukhatme, Ponkshe, and Damle without naming them directly. Describe the tone with which Benare speaks about the other characters.

9. 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.

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

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