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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gods work with Nala's brother to convince him to play a game of dice?
(a) Tejaji and Parvati.
(b) Kannaki and Chandra.
(c) Nandni and Vithoba.
(d) Kali and Dwapara.

2. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Madhavi.
(b) Kannagi.
(c) Kunthi.
(d) Varuna.

3. What is the true identity of Siti in Valmiki?
(a) Lalitha.
(b) Mahavidya.
(c) Murugan.
(d) Lakshmi.

4. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) A snake with two heads.
(b) A humped bull.
(c) A three armed monkey.
(d) A fish with no tail.

5. To what two sons of Rama's does Valmiki pass along the Ramayana?
(a) Kusa and Lava.
(b) Wajidali and Pavanaj.
(c) Thenappan and Firdaus.
(d) Nimish and Timirbaran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Shakuntala's mother?

2. Which of Ravana's sons does he send to attack a giant monkey?

3. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?

4. Who throws herself into a fire to cleanse herself of Ravana's touch?

5. To what town do Kovalan and his wife move once he has lost everything?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?

2. What does a serpent give Nala in repayment for saving him?

3. Where does King Nala find himself after Damayanti's Swayamwara is announced?

4. How does Ravana die?

5. What do Ravana and his brothers do when they come out from seclusion?

6. Describe the figure of Valmiki. What great work did he compose?

7. Who comes to order Ravana to stop moving a mountain? What is his response?

8. Who does Savitri discover by her husband in the forest in Savitri? What does she say to him?

9. Why do Ravana and his brothers go into seclusion? What does Ravana gain?

10. What does Savitri do when her husband's death is coming near in Savitri?

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