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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. Who is referred to as the god of air, rain, and ocean in Nala?
(a) Vamana.
(b) Varuna.
(c) Vayu.
(d) Vasu.

2. Who rises into the sky and breaks the tower of Ravana's palace?
(a) Vali.
(b) Vivasvat.
(c) Veerabhadra.
(d) Vithoba.

3. Of what clan was the king who gave Ravana his third curse?
(a) Ugratara.
(b) Ikshvahu.
(c) Esakki.
(d) Aditi.

4. Ravana is first known by what name?
(a) Kubera.
(b) Mandodari.
(c) Dasagreeva.
(d) Shiva.

5. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?
(a) Sikkim.
(b) Chedi.
(c) Jharkhand.
(d) Himachal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is dragged by his tail on fire through Ravana's city?

2. Rama is the incarnation of what god in Valmiki?

3. Savriti tells her father that she found the man she wishes to marry __________.

4. Who is Ravana's sister that enters his chamber claiming that Rama has attacked her?

5. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the downfall of Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. What do the king and queen of Madurai do upon learning of the wrongs done to Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet? What does Kannagi do?

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

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

5. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

6. What does Ravana hear of Rama throughout the city? What is his impression?

7. Who is Savitri's father with when she announces who she chooses for a husband? What is his reply?

8. Why does Ravana attack his brother? What does he steal from him?

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

10. How does Ravana die?

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