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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 40-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl hold up high in the song the Bhagavata sings in Act I?
(a) The men’s dhotis.
(b) Laughing heads.
(c) The men’s shirts.
(d) The men’s hands.

2. What does Devadatta wonder if his new love will become his “disciple” (15) in?
(a) Life.
(b) Love.
(c) Religion.
(d) Poetry.

3. How does Devadatta react to Kapila when he comments that he must be thinking about a girl?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He becomes irritated.
(d) He storms away in anger.

4. What does Kapila say to the audience to indicate Devadatta may feel differently about his new love than the previous 15?
(a) “How unusual.”
(b) “Haven’t heard that one before.”
(c) “First time for everything.”
(d) “This is new.”

5. What is the name of the flowering tree Devadatta, Padmini, and Kapila see when they stop on their way to Ujjain?
(a) The Sacred Lady’s Fig.
(b) The Weeping Wive’s Willow.
(c) The Breathtaking Beauty’s Banyan.
(d) The Fortunate Lady’s Flower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?

3. After Devadatta leaves to get new dolls, where does Padmini tell the child she will take him?

4. What does the Bhagavata tell the audience about Padmini’s father?

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

(see the answer key)

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