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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Padmini tell Devadatta he should avoid showing off his new physical prowess too much?
(a) People might suspect something.
(b) Other women may fall in love with him.
(c) He will neglect his studies.
(d) People might ask him for help too often.

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

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

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

5. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?
(a) They are very large.
(b) They are very small.
(c) The palms are blood red.
(d) They are cut up.

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

7. What does Padmini realize she is too weak to do after finding Kapila and Devadatta dead?
(a) Stab herself in the chest.
(b) Live alone.
(c) Cut off her own head.
(d) Raise a child with no husband.

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

9. 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) Which one was a better man.
(c) Why she did not stop them.
(d) If they said anything about her.

10. What mistake does Padmini make just before Kali brings the men back to life?
(a) She drops the heads and they roll away.
(b) She tells Kali she really loves Kapila.
(c) She runs away so they cannot find her.
(d) She puts the heads on the wrong bodies.

11. 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 and Devadatta were romantically involved.
(b) She worries they will call her a whore whom the two men fought and died for.
(c) She worries they will think the two men died accidentally.
(d) She worries they will think Kapila must be the father of her child.

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

13. What does Padmini whisper to Kapila for him to remember before she goes home with Devadatta?
(a) That she is leaving with his body.
(b) That it is really him she loves.
(c) That she hopes to never see him again.
(d) That she will dump Devadatta and come find him.

14. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on the way to Ujjain, which peaks Devadatta’s interest?
(a) The temples of Kali and Rudra.
(b) The temples of Bhargavi and Rudra
(c) The temples of Ganesha and Rudra.
(d) The temples of Ganesha and Kali.

15. What does Devadatta say to Padmini when she complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) He goes out all the time.
(b) He is a Brahmin.
(c) Parents should not go out.
(d) She is the one who does not want to go out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Devadatta asks Padmini to prepare lime juice for his guests, whose mother does she tell him died?

3. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?

4. What question does Devadatta pose at the end of Act I?

5. Which part of Kapila does Kapila argue Padmini wants?

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