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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 offer to do for the others in Act One?
(a) Teach them.
(b) Tell them a children's story.
(c) Sing songs for them.
(d) Recite poems for them.

2. Who do the characters decide should play the accused?
(a) Damle.
(b) Benare.
(c) Samant.
(d) Rokde.

3. What does Ponkshe want in Act One?
(a) A song.
(b) A poem.
(c) Tea.
(d) A story.

4. What books does Sukhatme say they have for the oath-taking in the mock trial?
(a) The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.
(b) The Bible and the Oxford English Dictionary.
(c) The Bible and the Koran.
(d) The Bhagavad Gita and the Oxford English Dictionary.

5. Why does Benare ask Samant to open a window in Act One?
(a) Her stomach hurts.
(b) She sees something interesing outside the window.
(c) She feels hot.
(d) She wants to leave.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Samant go when he leaves the stage momentarily toward the end of Act One?

4. What is Ponkshe's day job?

5. What does Benare like about the Kashikars?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

8. Kashikar repeatedly verbally abuses his wife and son throughout the course of the play. Describe specific examples of how Kashikar is abusive toward his wife.

9. 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.

10. Benare recites a poem she used to write on the first page of every book she had when she was a schoolgirl. Describe how the poem foreshadows what is later revealed in the play.

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