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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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) People might ask him for help too often.
(d) He will neglect his studies.

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

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

9. 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 head.
(b) He cuts out his heart.
(c) He cuts off his arms.
(d) He cuts off his feet.

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

11. Where does Devadatta suggest he and Padmini go when he returns from the fair?
(a) On a picnic.
(b) To the gymnasium.
(c) To the temple.
(d) Back to Ujjain.

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

13. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?
(a) Devadatta is dead.
(b) Devadatta is mad at them for leaving.
(c) Devadatta has fallen asleep.
(d) Devadatta is gone.

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

15. 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 Kali and Rudra.
(c) The temples of Ganesha and Kali.
(d) The temples of Ganesha and Rudra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Kapila go after Devadatta and Padmini return to Dharampura?

3. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?

4. What does Devadatta ask Lord Rudra to do after Kapila and Padmini head off to the temples together?

5. What does Kali tell Padmini was the real reason Kapila killed himself?

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