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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 did Nata stop to do while on his way to the performance despite being late?
(a) Get dinner.
(b) Buy a book.
(c) Buy a new dhoti.
(d) Urinate.

2. After Devadatta and Kapila die, where does Padmini tell the Bhagavata to take her child first and say he is Kapila’s son?
(a) To Kapila’s family.
(b) To her parents.
(c) To the hunters in the forest.
(d) To the Brahmin Vidyasagara.

3. What did Devadatta tell Padmini he did while at the Ujjain fair which surprised them both?
(a) Stole from a vendor.
(b) Saved a woman from getting mugged.
(c) Wrestled.
(d) Climbed a tree.

4. What does Actor I tell the Bhagavata about the child he is with?
(a) He is a Brahmin.
(b) He is a hunter.
(c) That he does not speak.
(d) He is lost.

5. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?
(a) Ganesha.
(b) Hayavadana.
(c) Bhagavata.
(d) Nata.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Padmini react when Devadatta touches her shoulders after they discuss that he never goes out anymore?

2. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?

3. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila it does not matter if his love has a name?

4. What does Kali tell Padmini was the real reason Kapila killed himself?

5. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?

(see the answer key)

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