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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Kashikar like about having an imaginary case?
2. What does Kashikar say Benare's charge is?
3. What role do the characters argue about in Act One?
4. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?
5. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?
Short Essay Questions
1. The character of “Rawte” is sick with the flu. Explain what his absence means for the other characters in the mock trial.
2. 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.
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. When Sukhatme teases Benare about her “husband,” what is her response and why?
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. When Ponkshe wants tea, Samant informs him there is no sugar. Explain what the absence of sugar symbolizes in the play.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Most of the characters in the play gang up on Leela Benare to bully her. Select and describe several reasons with specific examples that the other characters bully her.
Essay Topic 2
It can be said that bullying is an attempt by the powerless to dominate the powerful. Power dynamics are prevalent throughout the play. Describe the power dynamics in terms of who feels powerless and who tries to dominate, or obtain power, over whom and why.
Essay Topic 3
A play is in and of itself a work of art, but there are several other works of art (poems and songs) referenced in the play. Describe the role of art in the play and especially in building Benare’s character.
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