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

2. What does Samant think about President Johnson?
(a) He thinks he should be charged for producing atomic weapons.
(b) He thinks he will really appear in the mock trial.
(c) He thinks he is guilty of war crimes.
(d) He thinks he is a bad president.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rokde say has not arrived yet, in Act One?

2. In Act One, how does Benare express that she likes Samant?

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

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

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

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. 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.

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

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

5. In the opening scene, Samant calls Benare a “schoolmarm,” but she appears to take offense at this because she corrects them. Explain why Benare would take offense to being called a “schoolmarm.”

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

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 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. 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. 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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