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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 is the name of the flowering tree Devadatta, Padmini, and Kapila see when they stop on their way to Ujjain?
(a) The Fortunate Lady’s Flower.
(b) The Weeping Wive’s Willow.
(c) The Sacred Lady’s Fig.
(d) The Breathtaking Beauty’s Banyan.

2. As they prepare for their trip to Ujjain, what does Devadatta tell Padmini she will do as soon as Kapila arrives?
(a) Annoy Kapila.
(b) Act rude to Kapila.
(c) Ignore Kapila.
(d) Drool over Kapila.

3. After 15 years of marriage, who does the Princess find has replaced her husband?
(a) Flower petals.
(b) The Bhagavata.
(c) A Celestial Being.
(d) A horse.

4. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Lohita, an iron-Smith?
(a) Kapila.
(b) Ganesha.
(c) Nata.
(d) Devadatta.

5. What does Devadatta say the woman he falls in love with became “in one appearance” (14)?
(a) The light of his life.
(b) His guru in poetry.
(c) His obsession.
(d) A goddess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata tell the audience about Padmini’s father?

2. Who enters second after the Bhagavata completes his song which introduces the story?

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

4. How many times does Kapila tell Devadatta he has seen him fall in love in the past two years?

5. Who does Kapila ask to speak with when he arrives at the home of Devadatta’s love interest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does The Bhagavata describe Devadatta at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Kapila do or say that suggests Devadatta has fallen in love many times before?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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