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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. Where does Rama strike a deadly blow in Ravana?

2. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?

3. The one commendable thing Ravana does in his life is marry whom?

4. What was Kovalan's name in his previous life in The Mispaired Anklet?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ravana die?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What does Vibhishana suggest Ravana do rather than fight?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Soorpanakha, Vibhishana, Kubera, and the setting of Ravana. Why was Ravana renamed and by whom?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism, themes, metaphors, and simile in Viswamitra. How does "man's ego" relate to the story's moral and themes?

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