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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. Who is the mother of the five Pandava brothers in Draupadi?

2. Because his brother had attempted to advise him, Ravana decides to march upon his land, vanquish him, and steal which of his possessions?

3. In what seacoast town does The Mispaired Anklet begin?

4. What bad omen did Kovalan fail to see in front of him at the marketplace in The Mispaired Anklet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Ravana die?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Indra, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Mahishasura in Devi. Do these gods hold a definitive role in the stories, or do they transform in each?

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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