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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. In Act Two, who else does Benare say she has been alone with?
(a) Rokde.
(b) Ponkshe.
(c) Samant.
(d) Karnik.

2. How does Karnik respond to Sukhatme's questions in Act Two?
(a) He gets angry.
(b) He leaves the witness box.
(c) He is direct.
(d) He is evasive.

3. In Act Two, what does Samant say Damle did at Damle's door?
(a) Invited Samant in.
(b) Spit pan.
(c) Shut the door in Samant's face.
(d) Introduced Samant to Benare.

4. In Act Two, how does Rokde say Benare reacted when she saw him?
(a) She stuck her tongue out at him.
(b) She laughed.
(c) She told him a children's story.
(d) Her face fell.

5. In Act Two, how does Samant respond to Benare's outburst?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Sympathetically.
(c) Cruelly.
(d) Angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, what does Sukhatme think is the reason Benare is so upset?

2. Where does Samant say he went in his testimony in Act Two?

3. Why does Benare say she was momentarily serious in Act Two?

4. In Act Two, what does Samant call Benare?

5. In Act Two, why can Benare not leave the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the other characters collude to choose Benare as the accused and decide on her charge, Samant was buying cigarettes and pan for them. Explain the significance of Samant’s absence from the play at that time.

2. Mr. Kashikar repeatedly reprimands his wife to be quiet every time she speaks. What effect does this have on her?

3. When Ponkshe is sworn in, he places his hand on the Oxford English Dictionary. What does that symbolize in the play?

4. The tone of the play shifts from light-hearted joking to vicious bullying of Benare that leaves her devastated. What scene can be said to be the turning point in the play?

5. At the beginning of the imaginary play, the characters waste time discussing how long it takes to spit out pan. What does this say about their attitude toward the proceedings?

6. When Ponkshe is testifying, Benare sticks her tongue out at him. What does that say about her character?

7. Samant says he heard a woman crying from inside Damle’s room but surmised it was not a member of Damle’s family. How did he know the woman was not a member of Damle’s family?

8. During Samant’s testimony, Benare finally cries out with anger. Why does she become suddenly provoked?

9. During the imaginary play, Kashikar leaves the room to go to the bathroom and has a habit of cleaning his ear with an earpick. What does that say about his attitude toward the proceedings?

10. During Rokde’s testimony, Benare calls him a “baby.” What does that say about her treatment of Rokde?

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