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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. What is the name of the young male aspic Chudala disguises herself as to appear to her husband?

3. What ancient kingdom does Lavana rule?

4. Lavana insists that ____________ leave to go make their own way.

5. What does the goddess Devi ride upon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is King Chedi's response to his dinner invitation in the beginning of Viswamitra? How is it explained?

5. What does Mahisha do upon hearing a challenge through the woods in Devi?

6. Discuss the themes and plots within the story Yayati. What unites the story?

7. Describe Sikhi-Dhvaia in the beginning of Chudala. How old is he?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Manmata's creation to that of Eros or Cupid in Greek and Roman mythology. In what ways is Manmata like Cupid? How does he differ?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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