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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 Padmini ask Devadatta to do when she finds the dolls torn apart?
(a) Put them on the shelf and hope their son will not notice.
(b) Find someone who will fix them.
(c) Go to Ujjain to get new dolls.
(d) Throw them away.

2. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?
(a) Padmini.
(b) Pavana.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Hayavadana.

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

4. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he realizes his head is actually real?
(a) He asks what rishi cursed him.
(b) He asks if he is a god.
(c) He asks him to leave at once.
(d) He asks what kind of monster he is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Devadatta give Padmini for his concern over their trip to Ujjain?

2. What reason does Padmnini give to Devadatta for changing her mind about their trip to Ujjain?

3. What does Padmini realize she is too weak to do after finding Kapila and Devadatta dead?

4. Who does Hayavadana ask for help to rid himself of his head?

5. What does Padmini worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?

(see the answer key)

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