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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. 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 sticks his fingers in his ears.
(d) He encourages her to continue.

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

3. What do the characters discuss after deciding who should play the accused?
(a) Jury selection.
(b) The set arrangements.
(c) Her charge.
(d) Her sentence.

4. What is the song Benare is singing when she returns from the bathroom about?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A crow and a sparrow.
(c) A parrot and a sparrow.
(d) A parrot and a crow.

5. In Act one, what type of show does Benare say will be staged in the meeting hall that night?
(a) A soccer match.
(b) A poetry recitation.
(c) A play.
(d) A mock trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?

2. What does Mrs. Kashikar ask Rokde about in Act One?

3. What does Benare like about the Kashikars?

4. What does Benare say is Kashikar's job?

5. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

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

6. 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.

7. Because Damle missed the last train that would arrive in time for the mock trial, he will not be able to participate in the mock trial. Explain what that means for Benare and the other characters.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

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