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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. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?
2. How do the characters know Damle will not make it to the mock trial?
3. Why does Benare ask Samant to open a window in Act One?
4. What does Benare offer to do for the others in Act One?
5. What does Benare call Mrs. Kashikar?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. The character of “Rawte” is sick with the flu. Explain what his absence means for the other characters in the mock trial.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. When Ponkshe wants tea, Samant informs him there is no sugar. Explain what the absence of sugar symbolizes in the play.
6. The others decide that Benare should play the accused and what her charge will be when she out of the room in the restroom. Explain what that means for Benare’s character.
7. When Benare states that she often plays games with the children at school, explain how this contradicts her earlier statements about her teaching.
8. 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.”
9. Benare talks about what she was like as a child. Contrast her description of her childhood self to the way she is in the play.
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
With the exception of Samant, none of the characters in the play are particularly nice to one another. Select and describe specific examples of how Kashikar treats his wife.
Essay Topic 2
When Benare talks about her teaching, she says “people are jealous.” Do you think jealousy is a motivation for the other characters’ bullying of Benare? Explain why.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the characters speak repeatedly about the difference between right and wrong, morality, and social responsibility. One of them is a social worker, and another is a lawyer. However, they treat Benare – and one another – with a lack of compassion and empathy. Explore the disconnect between the characters’ public views on morality and their private practice of how they treat other people.
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