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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. When Devadatta moves the doll to look for a book, what does the doll tell the other doll about his hands?
(a) They are soft like a young girl’s.
(b) They are beautiful.
(c) They are rough like a laborer’s.
(d) They are clumsy.

2. What does Kali tell Padmini both Devadatta and Kapila did “to their last breaths” (33)?
(a) Lied.
(b) Loved her.
(c) Fought.
(d) Prayed.

3. What does Devadatta say the woman he falls in love with became “in one appearance” (14)?
(a) His guru in poetry.
(b) A goddess.
(c) His obsession.
(d) The light of his life.

4. What information does the Bhagavata tell Kapila which he did not know because he had been gone so long?
(a) That his parents died and Padmini had a son.
(b) That his younger sister married.
(c) That Padmini had been looking for him.
(d) That Devadatta and Padmini divorced.

5. What reason does Padmnini give to Devadatta for changing her mind about their trip to Ujjain?
(a) She said Kapila looked so sad she could not bear it.
(b) She said she felt Devadatta would be disappointed if they did not go.
(c) She felt it was the last trip they might have before their baby comes.
(d) She said she was getting stir crazy in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Devadatta wonder if Kapila is the right person to help him find his love after Kapila has already gone?

2. How does Kapila act when he first sees the woman Devadatta has fallen in love with?

3. What does Kapila go off to do just before Padmini enters with her child?

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

5. Which Prince’s arrival causes Hayavadan’s mother to faint?

(see the answer key)

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