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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 11-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Devadatta do to his love interest after he saw her for the first time?
(a) Asked her to marry him.
(b) Fell to his knees and cried before her.
(c) Wrote her a poem and recited it to her.
(d) Followed her home.

2. What does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?
(a) Find a seat in the audience.
(b) Remove his mask.
(c) Join the performance.
(d) Leave at once.

3. What does the Bhagavata tell the audience about Padmini’s father?
(a) He is the leading merchant of Dharampura.
(b) He is a tyrant.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He died long ago.

4. Where does Nata suggest Hayavadana go to rid himself of his head?
(a) Banaras.
(b) Mount Chitkaroot.
(c) Rameshwar.
(d) Dharampura.

5. What was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

2. Who does the Hayavadana’s mother say she is going to marry?

3. Who enters first after the Bhagavata completes his song to introduce his story to the audience?

4. What is the name of the flowering tree Devadatta, Padmini, and Kapila see when they stop on their way to Ujjain?

5. Who is the author of Hayavadana?

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