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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 do the characters decide should play the accused?
2. How does Benare react when Ponkshe tells her she has been accused?
3. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?
4. What does Samant say is missing for the tea?
5. What does Samant keep trying to show Benare in Act One?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Mrs. Kashikar has a garland that her husband bought her but says she forgot to buy one for Benare. What does the garland symbolize?
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Benare comes out of the bathroom singing a song about a parrot and a sparrow, which is the same song she sings at the end of the play. Explain the significance of the song.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.”
10. Benare has a habit of teasing Ponkshe. Select and describe specific examples of how she makes fun of him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much is said in the play about mothers and mothering, but with differing definitions. Discuss how motherhood is defined from different characters’ points of view.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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