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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. Where does Devadatta sit when he enters the stage for the first time?
(a) The floor.
(b) The chair.
(c) He remains standing.
(d) The table.

2. Why does Devadatta wonder if Kapila is the right person to help him find his love after Kapila has already gone?
(a) He thinks he may be too rough for the job.
(b) He think he might not be smart enough.
(c) He thinks he might get lost.
(d) He worries he will steal her away.

3. Who answers the door when Kapila knocks at the house on Pavana Veethi street?
(a) Pavana.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Padmini.
(d) Hayavadana.

4. What does the Bhagavata call the actor who frantically runs on stage in Act I?
(a) Nata.
(b) Devadatta.
(c) Kapila.
(d) Hayavadana.

5. What is the Prince riding when Hayavanda’s mother sees him?
(a) A white stallion.
(b) A black stallion.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Devadatta and Padmini both say about Kapila as they watch him climb the tree to get flowers for Padmini?

2. What does the girl hold up high in the song the Bhagavata sings in Act I?

3. Why does Kapila find Devadatta’s lack of confidence unbelievable when it comes to his chances with his new love?

4. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?

5. In what city does the Bhagavata begin his story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Bhagavata ask to happen before the performance after he sings Ganesh’s praise?

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

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

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

6. How does The Bhagavata describe Kapila at the beginning of the play?

7. What does the Bhagavata say he thinks perhaps Ganesh’s appearance is to signify?

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

9. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?

10. What does Devadatta say he is willing to do if the woman he loves would marry him?

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