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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 happens to Kovalan after the goldsmith reports him for theft in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. The name Shakuntala means "one who was brought up in the forest by" what creature?

3. What in Sanskrit refers to the foremost poet or fountainhead of poetry?

4. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?

5. Who is referred to as chief of the minor gods in Nala?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ravana die?

3. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

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

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

6. Where does Nala leave Damayanti behind in Nala? Why?

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

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

9. Who arrives to save Sita in Ravana? What does he do to free her?

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

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 character of Sankha in Valmiki. What are Sankha's incarnations? What is his principle role in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of Draupadi, Yudhistira, Arjuna, Bhima, Nakula, Shadeless, and Kunthi. Who are the parents of the Pandava brothers? Where do they live?

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