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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Devadatta purchase for their coming baby at the Ujjain fair?
(a) Dolls.
(b) A rattle.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A blanket.

2. What is Kali in the midst of when she appears before Padmini in her temple?
(a) A book.
(b) A knitting project.
(c) A great yawn.
(d) Getting dressed.

3. What does Devadatta rub on his body which Padmini suggests covers up his manly scent?
(a) Lavender oil.
(b) Jasmine oil.
(c) Sandal oil.
(d) Lemongrass oil.

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

5. After being brought back to life, what does Kapila say Padmini must do, which ends their jovial walk home?
(a) She must find someone to trade bodies with.
(b) She must come home with him because she is his wife.
(c) She must live with both of them.
(d) She must give her child to him once he is born.

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

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

8. Who does Devadatta first tell about the birth of his son?
(a) His father.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Padmini’s father.
(d) The dolls.

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

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

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

12. What are the dolls discussing in Act II when they begin to roll around and fight?
(a) Kapila’s body.
(b) Devadatta’s hands.
(c) Padmini’s dream.
(d) The young child.

13. Who tells Kapila not to grieve after Devadatta and Padmini go off together in Act II?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) Hayavadana.
(c) Rudra.
(d) Kali.

14. After the baby has grown a little older, where does Padmini wish to take their son, but Devadatta says it is too cold?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The lake.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The forest.

15. What does Kali tell Padmini both Devadatta and Kapila did “to their last breaths” (33)?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Lied.
(c) Fought.
(d) Loved her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Padmini realize she is too weak to do after finding Kapila and Devadatta dead?

2. Which part of Devadatta does Kapila argue Padmini wants?

3. What does Doll II point out about Devadatta’s stomach after he moved them to look for a book?

4. How does Kapila react when he finds Devadatta is dead?

5. Where does Devadatta climb to after Kapila and Padmini have gone of to the temples together?

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