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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata say Ganesha is lord and master of in Act I?
(a) Success and Perseverance.
(b) Success and Perfection.
(c) Hope and Beauty.
(d) Beauty and Perfection.

2. What mask is placed on the chair in the opening scene of Act I in Hayavadana?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Hayavadana.
(d) Dharmapura.

3. What does the Bhagavata order Hayavadana to do after he finds him behind the curtain?
(a) Remove his mask.
(b) Join the performance.
(c) Find a seat in the audience.
(d) Leave at once.

4. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila that he cannot just write as Kapila suggested?
(a) He says he cannot concentrate because he can only think of his love.
(b) He says he has lost his pen.
(c) He says he has become overwhelmed by the blank page.
(d) He says he cannot write because his hand trembles with longing.

5. As Devadatta is explaining to Kapila why they are not going to Ujjain, what does Padmini come in saying that surprises them both?
(a) Padmini tells them to go out and have fun.
(b) Padmini yells that Kapila should get out.
(c) Padmini tells Kapila they want to go on the trip without him.
(d) Padmini says they should be heading out for their trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?

2. How does the audience know that Kapila has heard Devadatta’s story before?

3. How does Kapila feel when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about this new woman?

4. What does Devadatta tell Kapila he wishes his new love would agree to be?

5. Where does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavadana go to help with his problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Hayavadana’s mother when she refused to go to the Heavenly Abode with the Celestial Being?

2. What does the Bhagavata order Nata to do after he tells him what he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?

3. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he learns that his head is real and not a mask?

4. How is Ganesh’s mask used at the beginning of the play?

5. How does Padmini compare Kapila’s cart driving to Devadatta’s while Kapila drives them to Ujjain?

6. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?

7. Which Goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada go to remove his horse head?

8. What does Nata tell the Bhagavata he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?

9. After Devadatta and Padmini marry, how does Padmini’s behavior around Kapila make Devadatta jealous?

10. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?

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