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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. What does Kapila tell Devadatta that he taught him about to try to calm Devadatta?
(a) History.
(b) Poetry and literature.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Geography.

2. What does Devadatta first suggest Kapila do because his is annoying him in Act I?
(a) Get a girlfriend of his own.
(b) Stop talking so much.
(c) Sit down and listen.
(d) Go away and leave him alone.

3. Who did Nata see talking to him when he stopped on the way to the play?
(a) An old woman.
(b) An officer.
(c) A horse.
(d) A chicken.

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 mad at them for leaving.
(d) Devadatta is gone.

5. What does Kapila say he can do to help his friend find his love?
(a) He can call the authorities to track her down.
(b) He can write her a letter.
(c) He can ask some friends if they know her.
(d) He can find her house and find out who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kali tell Padmini both Devadatta and Kapila did “to their last breaths” (33)?

2. What is Kapila’s first observation while he is on Pavana Veethi street?

3. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?

4. As Devadatta is explaining to Kapila why they are not going to Ujjain, what does Padmini come in saying that surprises them both?

5. Who is the author of Hayavadana?

(see the answer key)

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