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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Devadatta and Padmini decide to do regarding their trip to Ujjain before Kapila shows up at their house?
(a) Padmini with stay home and Devadatta and Kapila will go.
(b) Extend the trip.
(c) Go to Ujjain before Kapila gets to their house.
(d) Cancel the trip.

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

3. After Hayavadana leaves to see the goddess, the Bhagavata begins his story about two friend who forgot themselves after seeing whom?
(a) A girl.
(b) A beast.
(c) A god.
(d) A goddess.

4. After getting the flowers from the tree they saw on their way to Ujjain, what does Kapila tell Padmini the colors on the flowers represent?
(a) Fertility.
(b) The marks of marriage a woman puts on.
(c) Strength.
(d) The colors worn at funerals.

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

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

7. What is Kapila wearing on his face when he first enters the stage?
(a) A dark mask.
(b) A helmet.
(c) A horse head.
(d) A mask of Ganesh.

8. What is the Prince riding when Hayavanda’s mother sees him?
(a) A camel.
(b) A white stallion.
(c) A black stallion.
(d) An elephant.

9. Which Prince’s arrival causes Hayavadan’s mother to faint?
(a) The Prince of Bhagavata.
(b) The Prince of Dharampura.
(c) The Prince of Araby.
(d) The Prince of Karnataka.

10. As Devadatta is explaining to Kapila why they are not going to Ujjain, what does Padmini come in saying that surprises them both?
(a) Padmini tells Kapila they want to go on the trip without him.
(b) Padmini tells them to go out and have fun.
(c) Padmini says they should be heading out for their trip.
(d) Padmini yells that Kapila should get out.

11. Who does Kapila ask to speak with when he arrives at the home of Devadatta’s love interest?
(a) The girl’s nanny.
(b) The master of the house.
(c) The girl’s mother.
(d) The most beautiful woman in the house.

12. Where does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavadana go to help with his problem?
(a) Dharmapura.
(b) Vighenshwara.
(c) Banaras.
(d) Kapila.

13. How does Kapila feel when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about this new woman?
(a) Happy.
(b) Upset.
(c) Bored.
(d) Disappointed.

14. After 15 years of marriage, who does the Princess find has replaced her husband?
(a) Flower petals.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) A horse.
(d) A Celestial Being.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the audience know that Kapila has heard Devadatta’s story before?

2. Which goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada see?

3. Where does Devadatta first sit when Kapila joins him to hear about his new love?

4. Who enters first after the Bhagavata completes his song to introduce his story to the audience?

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

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