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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?
(a) If she spoke to them.
(b) Why she did not stop them.
(c) If they said anything about her.
(d) Which one was a better man.

2. Whose solution does the Bhagavata wonder would satisfy the audience at the start of Act II?
(a) King Vetala.
(b) The Lord Rudra.
(c) The Goddess Kali.
(d) King Vikrama.

3. When Devadatta moves the doll to look for a book, what does the doll tell the other doll about his hands?
(a) They are clumsy.
(b) They are beautiful.
(c) They are rough like a laborer’s.
(d) They are soft like a young girl’s.

4. What does Devadatta say he will do when Kapila suggests they go see the temples before going to Ujjain?
(a) He says he will lead the way.
(b) He says he will go with Padmini only.
(c) He says he will go with Kapila only.
(d) He says he will stay and watch the cart.

5. After Devadatta asks Padmini to prepare lime juice for his guests, whose mother does she tell him died?
(a) Kapila’s.
(b) Padmini’s.
(c) Devadatta’s.
(d) Her father’s.

6. What do the dolls say about Devadatta’s hands?
(a) They are very small.
(b) They are gentle.
(c) They are rough like a laborer’s.
(d) They are too big.

7. What does Kali tell Padmini was the real reason Kapila killed himself?
(a) Because he did not want to face Padmini.
(b) Because he thought he would be accused of killing Devadatta.
(c) Because he could not live without his best friend.
(d) Because he felt terrible for killing Devadatta.

8. Who does the Bhagavata tell the audience the three friends went to for answers at the start of Act II?
(a) Kapila’s father.
(b) A rishi.
(c) Padmini’s father.
(d) Devadatta’s father.

9. What does Devadatta say his true role is when Padmini complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) To raise a child.
(b) To read, write, and study.
(c) To be a good husband.
(d) To close oneself off from the outside world.

10. When Kapila and Padmini return from the temples, what sign does Kapila notice that tells him the direction Devadatta has gone?
(a) Devadatta’s footprints.
(b) Devadatta took the cart and it left wheel tracks.
(c) The oxen from the cart hoof prints.
(d) Devadatta left flower petals along his path.

11. What does Devadatta do once he arrives at the temple, after apologizing to the goddess for forgetting the promise he made in exchange for Padmini’s love?
(a) He cuts off his feet.
(b) He cuts out his heart.
(c) He cuts off his head.
(d) He cuts off his arms.

12. How do Devadatta and Kapila react when they are brought back to life and learn of the mistake Padmini made?
(a) They are enraged.
(b) They are overjoyed.
(c) They tell her to leave them alone for good.
(d) They kill Padmini.

13. After seeking answers to their problem, who is decided to be Padmini’s husband?
(a) The one with Devadatta’s head.
(b) Neither.
(c) Both.
(d) The one with Kapila’s head.

14. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?
(a) Hayavadana.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) Nata.
(d) Kapila.

15. What does Padmini worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?
(a) She worries they will call her a whore whom the two men fought and died for.
(b) She worries they will think the two men died accidentally.
(c) She worries they will think Kapila must be the father of her child.
(d) She worries they will think Kapila and Devadatta were romantically involved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange thing do the dolls Devadatta brought from the fair do once Devadatta and Padmini leave?

2. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?

3. After the baby has grown a little older, where does Padmini wish to take their son, but Devadatta says it is too cold?

4. Where does Devadatta suggest he and Padmini go when he returns from the fair?

5. After suggesting that Devadatta stop putting on oil, what smell does Devadatta tell Padmini is what she really preferred?

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