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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 40-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Devadatta say his true role is when Padmini complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) To read, write, and study.
(b) To be a good husband.
(c) To close oneself off from the outside world.
(d) To raise a child.

2. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?
(a) Why she did not stop them.
(b) If they said anything about her.
(c) If she spoke to them.
(d) Which one was a better man.

3. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?
(a) Nata.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Kapila.
(d) Hayavadana.

4. What strange thing does Padmini tell Kapila happened on her street the previous night?
(a) Someone knocked on everyone’s door and ran off before they answered.
(b) A man stood outside her house for two hours.
(c) There was an earthquake.
(d) An unusual parade came through.

5. Who enters second after the Bhagavata completes his song which introduces the story?
(a) Hayavadana.
(b) Nata.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Kapila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kali says that the only reason Padmini told the truth when she found the dead men and wanted to kill herself was because what?

2. What does Padmini whisper to Kapila for him to remember before she goes home with Devadatta?

3. What do the dolls say about Devadatta’s hands?

4. What does the Bhagavata tell the audience about Padmini’s father?

5. What does Kapila ask Devadatta when he sees he is not listening to him in Act I?

(see the answer key)

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