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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, what is the reaction of most of the characters to Benare's outburst?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are excited.
(c) They are indifferent.
(d) They are upset.

2. In Act Two, why does Samant get the dictionary himself?
(a) Rokde has gone to the bathroom.
(b) He is quite religious.
(c) He has forgotten the Bhagavad Gita.
(d) He has forgotten the Bible.

3. How does Benare plead?
(a) Not guilty.
(b) No contest.
(c) Absent.
(d) Guilty.

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

5. In Act Two, how does Karnik define a mother?
(a) One who cruelly strangles the infant she has borne to death.
(b) One who gives birth.
(c) One who protects the infant she has borne.
(d) One who gives birth to pups.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two, what does Benare says she is going to do instead of participating in the imaginary case?

2. What does Benare keep calling Rokde in Act Two?

3. How does Karnik respond to Sukhatme's questions in Act Two?

4. In Act Two, what does Samant say he and Benare talked about when they were alone together?

5. In Act Two, how does Karnik say he knows Benare?

Short Essay Questions

1. The characters decide that it takes exactly 15 seconds to spit out pan. How does this compare to the time allotted for Benare to defend herself at the end of the imaginary play?

2. 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.

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

4. During his testimony, when Karnik asks if Sukhatme is referring to the trial or real life, Sukhatme responds, “in real life.” What is the significance of Sukhatme’s answer?

5. During his testimony, Ponkshe slips out of the witness stand to talk to Karnik. What does that say about his attitude toward the proceedings?

6. During his testimony, Karnik defines a mother as only one who gives birth to a child. What does that say about his character and treatment of Benare?

7. When Rokde is called to the witness stand, he is visibly shaking and upset. Why?

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

9. During Rokde’s testimony, Kashikar calls him a “buffoon.” What does that say about Kashikar’s treatment of Rokde?

10. At the end of Samant’s testimony, stage notes indicate that “Except for Samant, everyone’s expression changes. A peculiar and cautious excitement breaks out of each face.” Why?

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