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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Devadatta say the woman he falls in love with became “in one appearance” (14)?
(a) His obsession.
(b) The light of his life.
(c) His guru in poetry.
(d) A goddess.

2. Who is sent to accompany Hayavadana on his journey to the mountain to see the goddess?
(a) Nata.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Bhagavata.

3. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his head if he could marry his new love interest?
(a) The Goddess Kali.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Ganesha.
(d) Lord Rudra.

4. 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 Fortunate Lady’s Flower.
(c) The Weeping Wive’s Willow.
(d) The Breathtaking Beauty’s Banyan.

5. What does Hayavadana say to Nata and the Bhagavata’s first suggestions regarding where to go to rid himself of his head?
(a) He says he has never heard of such places.
(b) He says he has been there and tried everything.
(c) He asks them to go with him.
(d) He says he will go at once.

6. What event does Kapila ask Devadatta why he did not attend the night before?
(a) A dance performance.
(b) A poetry reading.
(c) A wrestling match.
(d) A concert.

7. What mask is placed on the chair in the opening scene of Act I in Hayavadana?
(a) Dharmapura.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) The Bhagavata.

8. In the story the Bhagavata sings, he says that two men took off what?
(a) Their bodies.
(b) Their dhotis.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their shirts.

9. What is Kapila’s first observation while he is on Pavana Veethi street?
(a) The houses are very large.
(b) All of the houses have the same engraving.
(c) The houses all the same color.
(d) The houses are small.

10. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila that he cannot just write as Kapila suggested?
(a) He says he has become overwhelmed by the blank page.
(b) He says he cannot write because his hand trembles with longing.
(c) He says he has lost his pen.
(d) He says he cannot concentrate because he can only think of his love.

11. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?
(a) That no woman can resist his body.
(b) That they are glad he has left them alone at last.
(c) That he is too delicate to climb a tree so big.
(d) That he is foolish to try to impress a married woman.

12. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?
(a) Clapping.
(b) Laughter.
(c) They musicians setting up.
(d) A scream.

13. 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 what rishi cursed him.
(d) He asks him to leave at once.

14. What does Kapila ask Devadatta when he sees he is not listening to him in Act I?
(a) If he is mad at Kapila.
(b) What girl is on his mind now.
(c) If he can hear him.
(d) If he can stop reading and listen.

15. How many times does Kapila tell Devadatta he has seen him fall in love in the past two years?
(a) 150.
(b) 15.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Hayavadana?

2. What is the Prince riding when Hayavanda’s mother sees him?

3. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his two arms if he could marry his new love interest?

4. How does Kapila act when he first sees the woman Devadatta has fallen in love with?

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

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