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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 53-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Devadatta sit when he enters the stage for the first time?
(a) The table.
(b) The floor.
(c) The chair.
(d) He remains standing.

4. What mistake does Padmini make just before Kali brings the men back to life?
(a) She puts the heads on the wrong bodies.
(b) She runs away so they cannot find her.
(c) She tells Kali she really loves Kapila.
(d) She drops the heads and they roll away.

5. Who greets Kapila when he enters the stage after Padmini and the child leave for the fair in Act II?
(a) The dolls.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Padmini.
(d) Devadatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kapila sit when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about the woman he now loves?

2. When Devadatta moves the doll to look for a book, what does the doll tell the other doll about his hands?

3. Where did Devadatta first see his new love interest?

4. After Hayavadana leaves to see the goddess, the Bhagavata begins his story about two friend who forgot themselves after seeing whom?

5. What does Kapila tell Padmini about the pain of living with Devadatta’s body?

(see the answer key)

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