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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?
(a) He says he will see him soon.
(b) He says he cannot live without him.
(c) He says he does not want to have to marry Padmini.
(d) He says he cannot be father to Devadatta’s child.

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 beautiful.
(b) They are soft like a young girl’s.
(c) They are clumsy.
(d) They are rough like a laborer’s.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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 it is really him she loves.
(c) That she is leaving with his body.
(d) That she hopes to never see him again.

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

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

11. What strange thing do the dolls Devadatta brought from the fair do once Devadatta and Padmini leave?
(a) They sing.
(b) They talk.
(c) They run away.
(d) They dance.

12. 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 mad at them for leaving.
(b) Devadatta has fallen asleep.
(c) Devadatta is gone.
(d) Devadatta is dead.

13. 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 close oneself off from the outside world.
(d) To be a good husband.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Padmini tell Devadatta he should avoid showing off his new physical prowess too much?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Kali tell Padmini both Devadatta and Kapila did “to their last breaths” (33)?

5. How does Padmini notice Devadatta and Kapila’s body in the dark temple?

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