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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. Kannagi would have redemption in how many days, according to the gods in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?

3. To what goddess does Asvapati pray for a child?

4. Who is Kovalan married to in The Mispaired Anklet?

5. What does Brahma grant to Ravana for his penance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ravana die?

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

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

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

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

7. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Valmiki and Rama. What is the definition of the Adi Kavi, and how did Valmiki earn this title?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the obstacles that Kacha faces upon arriving as Sukracharya's pupil. Does he succumb to these temptations?

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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