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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. In the story Devi, Mahisha claims that no woman has weapons other than ______________.

2. How old is Sikhi-Dhvaja when he goes out to conquer lands in the name of his father in Chudala?

3. Whom does Brahma offer to Manmata for marriage?

4. What female does Brahma create to enrich the universe in Manmata?

5. ___________ fills the tree in which Lavana lands.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Kacha decides to return to the god-world in Yayati?

2. How does Yayati encounter Deyayani in the story Yayati?

3. How is Devi created? What is her appearance like?

4. What conversation does Iswara have with Vasishta in Viswamitra?

5. How does Chudala test her husband's ability to make no distinction between yielding and resisting?

6. How does Sabala feel about leaving Vasishta in Viswamitra? What does she do?

7. What happens to Manmata's arrows when he shoots them in the beginning of Manmata?

8. How is the struggle between the gods and demons described in the beginning of Yayati?

9. Who does Sikhi-Dhvaia's father arrange for him to marry? What is their marriage like?

10. What does Mahisha grow up to be like, in Devi? Why does Indra stand against him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Valmiki and Rama. What is the definition of the Adi Kavi, and how did Valmiki earn this title?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Ramayana and Mahabharata. How many stories in Gods, Demons, and Others are derived from these texts? When were they written?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the key plot points in Chudala, including exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement and discuss the setting and themes in the story. How is transformation illustrated as a theme?

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