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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which part of Devadatta does Kapila argue Padmini wants?
(a) His brazenness.
(b) He sense of humor.
(c) His strong arms.
(d) His clever head.

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

5. What does Doll II point out about Devadatta’s stomach after he moved them to look for a book?
(a) It is gigantic.
(b) It is tight.
(c) It has become loose.
(d) It is slender.

6. 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 mountains.
(b) The lake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The forest.

7. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?
(a) Go home.
(b) Have tea and contemplate a solution to the problem.
(c) Find things to throw on the stage.
(d) Meet the actors.

8. What does Devadatta ask Lord Rudra to do after Kapila and Padmini head off to the temples together?
(a) He asks Lord Rudra to curse them both.
(b) He asks Lord Rudra to bless them both.
(c) He asks Lord Rudra to save his marriage.
(d) He asks Lord Rudra to make Padmini love him again.

9. Where does Devadatta climb to after Kapila and Padmini have gone of to the temples together?
(a) The temple of Lord Rudra.
(b) The temple of the Fortunate Lady.
(c) The temple of Kali.
(d) The Temple of Bhagavata.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Kali says that the only reason Padmini told the truth when she found the dead men and wanted to kill herself was because what?
(a) Padmini is noble.
(b) Padmini is selfish.
(c) Padmini is too foolish to lie.
(d) Padmini does not care enough to lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Padmini sleeps after singing a lullaby to her son, who do the dolls say she is dreaming of?

2. What does Padmini worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?

3. What does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?

4. What are the dolls discussing in Act II when they begin to roll around and fight?

5. Who does Devadatta first tell about the birth of his son?

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