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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 Devadatta rub on his body which Padmini suggests covers up his manly scent?
(a) Jasmine oil.
(b) Lemongrass oil.
(c) Lavender oil.
(d) Sandal oil.

2. What are the dolls discussing in Act II when they begin to roll around and fight?
(a) Padmini’s dream.
(b) The young child.
(c) Kapila’s body.
(d) Devadatta’s hands.

3. What does Devadatta say his true role is when Padmini complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) To read, write, and study.
(b) To close oneself off from the outside world.
(c) To be a good husband.
(d) To raise a child.

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

5. What question does Devadatta pose at the end of Act I?
(a) What is the solution to this problem?
(b) Whose child is Padmini carrying?
(c) How can I get rid of Kapila?
(d) How can I get rid of Padmini?

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Devadatta suggest he and Padmini go when he returns from the fair?

2. After suggesting that Devadatta stop putting on oil, what smell does Devadatta tell Padmini is what she really preferred?

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

4. How does Padmini react when Devadatta touches her shoulders after they discuss that he never goes out anymore?

5. When Kapila and Padmini return from the temples, what sign does Kapila notice that tells him the direction Devadatta has gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What error is made when Kali brings Devadatta and Kapila back to life?

2. How does Padmini feel about being Devadatta’s wife after he has Kapila’s body and why?

3. Describe the scene when Padmini sings her son a lullaby just before falling asleep.

4. Describe the conversation between Devadatta and Padmini when she suggests they take the baby to the lake.

5. What problem arises in regards to Padmini after Kapila and Devadatta’s heads and bodies are switched?

6. Where does Devadatta go after he and Padmini return to Dharampura as husband and wife, and what does he purchase for their baby while there?

7. After Devadatta and Padmini awake, Devadatta complains his shoulder hurts. Why does it hurst and what does Padmini think of this?

8. What does Padmini do when she finds Kapila and Devadatta’s bodies at the temple?

9. What do the dolls see Padmini dreaming about when she falls asleep after singing her baby a lullaby?

10. After Devadatta moves one of the dolls in search of a book, how do the dolls describe his changed body?

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