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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 does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?
(a) He says he will see him soon.
(b) He says he does not want to have to marry Padmini.
(c) He says he cannot live without him.
(d) He says he cannot be father to Devadatta’s child.

2. When Padmini sleeps after singing a lullaby to her son, who do the dolls say she is dreaming of?
(a) Her son.
(b) Lord Rudra.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Kapila.

3. How does Padmini notice Devadatta and Kapila’s body in the dark temple?
(a) She hears them moaning.
(b) She notices their shadow.
(c) She stumbles over them.
(d) She steps on them.

4. How did Actor I end up with the five-year-old boy?
(a) It is his child.
(b) Padmini gave the boy to him.
(c) Villagers told him he belonged in the city.
(d) The boy followed him and would not leave.

5. How does Padmini react when Devadatta touches her shoulders after they discuss that he never goes out anymore?
(a) She shudders.
(b) She tells him to leave her alone.
(c) She giggles.
(d) She pulls him close to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Kapila tell Devadatta he has seen him fall in love in the past two years?

2. When Kapila asks Padmini why she left Devadatta, how does the Bhagavata say she should have responded?

3. As Actor II is telling the Bhagavata about the unusual thing he saw, who does Actor I enter with?

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 sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

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