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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 27-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?
(a) Bhagavata.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Nata.

2. What question does Devadatta pose at the end of Act I?
(a) Whose child is Padmini carrying?
(b) How can I get rid of Padmini?
(c) How can I get rid of Kapila?
(d) What is the solution to this problem?

3. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?
(a) Laughter.
(b) They musicians setting up.
(c) Clapping.
(d) A scream.

4. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?
(a) Devadatta has fallen asleep.
(b) Devadatta is dead.
(c) Devadatta is gone.
(d) Devadatta is mad at them for leaving.

5. Why does Devadatta not respond to Kapila when he begins to speak to him?
(a) He has a hearing problem.
(b) He is deep in thought.
(c) He is reading.
(d) He is writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the King decide Hayavadan’s mother will marry according to his story in Act I?

2. Who is the author of Hayavadana?

3. Who is sent to accompany Hayavadana on his journey to the mountain to see the goddess?

4. After 15 years of marriage, who does the Princess find has replaced her husband?

5. What does Padmini do after Kapila tells her Devadatta is in love with her?

(see the answer key)

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