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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Kapila and Padmini return from the temples, what sign does Kapila notice that tells him the direction Devadatta has gone?
(a) The oxen from the cart hoof prints.
(b) Devadatta took the cart and it left wheel tracks.
(c) Devadatta’s footprints.
(d) Devadatta left flower petals along his path.

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

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

8. After suggesting that Devadatta stop putting on oil, what smell does Devadatta tell Padmini is what she really preferred?
(a) The sweaty smell of Kapila.
(b) The smell of oxen.
(c) The celestial smell of the gods.
(d) The disgusting, unwashed smell of a laborer.

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. After Devadatta leaves to get new dolls, where does Padmini tell the child she will take him?
(a) Her father’s house.
(b) The Fair.
(c) The forest.
(d) Kali’s temple.

15. What does Devadatta say he will do when Kapila suggests they go see the temples before going to Ujjain?
(a) He says he will go with Kapila only.
(b) He says he will lead the way.
(c) He says he will stay and watch the cart.
(d) He says he will go with Padmini only.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Devadatta moves the doll to look for a book, what does the doll tell the other doll about his hands?

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

3. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?

4. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?

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

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