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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Benare's response when Sukhatme sarcastically compliments her singing?
(a) She sticks her tongue out at him.
(b) She leaves the room.
(c) She claps her hands.
(d) She stands up.

2. Who enters in Act One while Benare and the others are singing?
(a) Karnik.
(b) Kashikar.
(c) Sukhatme.
(d) Mrs. Kashikar.

3. Who does Sukhatme say will play the fourth witness in Rawte's place?
(a) Rokde.
(b) Samant.
(c) Karnik.
(d) Ponkshe.

4. What does Benare say the mock trial that day will be about?
(a) A case against President Johnson for producing atomic weapons.
(b) A group of educators who bully a coworker out of jealousy.
(c) A man who prides himself on his book learning.
(d) Two parents who treat their foster child like a slave.

5. In Act one, what type of show does Benare say will be staged in the meeting hall that night?
(a) A soccer match.
(b) A mock trial.
(c) A poetry recitation.
(d) A play.

6. What does Benare offer to do for the others in Act One?
(a) Recite poems for them.
(b) Tell them a children's story.
(c) Teach them.
(d) Sing songs for them.

7. Who does Rokde say has not arrived yet, in Act One?
(a) Sukhatme.
(b) Ponkshe.
(c) Kashikar.
(d) Damle.

8. Who do Ponkshe and Karnik gossip about in Act One?
(a) Rokde.
(b) Mrs. Kashikar.
(c) Damle.
(d) Benare.

9. What do the characters discuss after deciding who should play the accused?
(a) Her sentence.
(b) Her charge.
(c) The set arrangements.
(d) Jury selection.

10. What does Samant offer Benare in Act One?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Pan.
(c) A book to read.
(d) Tea.

11. What role was Damle supposed to play in the mock trial?
(a) The judge.
(b) The defense.
(c) A witness.
(d) The prosecution.

12. What does Sukhatme propose the characters do to pass the time in Act One?
(a) Play patience.
(b) Have an imaginary case.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Play rummy.

13. Whom does Samant say the green cloth parrot in his hand is for, in Act One?
(a) Benare.
(b) His wife.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His sister-in-law.

14. What does Benare lie about, in Act One?
(a) Chewing pan.
(b) Buying garlands.
(c) Meeting Damle.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

15. What is Samant carrying in his hands when he enters in Act One?
(a) A book.
(b) A lock and key.
(c) A toy parrot made of green cloth.
(d) A lock and key, toy parrot, and a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benare say, in Act One, about her teaching?

2. How do the characters know Damle will not make it to the mock trial?

3. How does Ponkshe react to Benare's offer to do something for the others in Act one?

4. What does Mrs. Kashikar like about having an imaginary case?

5. What is Ponkshe's day job?

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