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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 Kapila say to the audience to indicate Devadatta may feel differently about his new love than the previous 15?
(a) “First time for everything.”
(b) “This is new.”
(c) “Haven’t heard that one before.”
(d) “How unusual.”

2. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila it does not matter if his love has a name?
(a) He says he has no use for names.
(b) He says she is not meant of the likes of him.
(c) He says he would never remember her name because her beauty would make him forget.
(d) He says any name would not do her beauty justice.

3. Where does Devadatta suggest he and Padmini go when he returns from the fair?
(a) Back to Ujjain.
(b) To the gymnasium.
(c) On a picnic.
(d) To the temple.

4. What does Devadatta say to Padmini when she complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) Parents should not go out.
(b) He is a Brahmin.
(c) She is the one who does not want to go out.
(d) He goes out all the time.

5. After Padmini goes inside her house, what does Kapila say she needs, rather than someone like Devadatta?
(a) A man of good humor.
(b) A man of steel.
(c) A man of keen intellect.
(d) A man of grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Devadatta leaves to get new dolls, where does Padmini tell the child she will take him?

2. Where does Devadatta say he must “stand and do penance” (14)?

3. What does Padmini say about Kapila’s cart driving while they are on their way to Ujjain?

4. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?

5. How does Kapila react when he finds Devadatta is dead?

(see the answer key)

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