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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. What scholar, after completing his studies, is returning home when he is confronted by a robber in Valmiki?

2. What does Nala save a serpent from in Nala?

3. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?

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

5. How many arms did Ravana have at birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sita's reaction to Ravana once she has been kidnapped?

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

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

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

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

6. What moral lesson is relayed in the story of Draupadi?

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

8. Describe King Nala. Who visits him in the beginning of the story Nala?

9. Why is Asvapati praying in the beginning of Savitri? To whom does he pray?

10. Who does Damayanti encounter in Chedi? What does she do at that point?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Sandhya, Manmata, Rati, Iswara, and the setting of Manmata. Why did Brahma decide to create Sandhya and Manmata?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life of the author, R. K. Narayan, his culture and literary career, and the influences which he drew from in adapting Gods, Demons, and Others.

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the Indian practice of Swayamwara. How does this tradition differ from Western marriage arrangements? What power do women have within this system?

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