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

2. After the baby has grown a little older, where does Padmini wish to take their son, but Devadatta says it is too cold?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The lake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The forest.

3. How does Kapila react when he finds Devadatta is dead?
(a) He runs away in terror.
(b) He tells Devadatta he is a fool.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He screams.

4. Where does Devadatta climb to after Kapila and Padmini have gone of to the temples together?
(a) The Temple of Bhagavata.
(b) The temple of Kali.
(c) The temple of the Fortunate Lady.
(d) The temple of Lord Rudra.

5. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?
(a) Find things to throw on the stage.
(b) Go home.
(c) Meet the actors.
(d) Have tea and contemplate a solution to the problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?

2. What does Devadatta ask Lord Rudra to do after Kapila and Padmini head off to the temples together?

3. What does Padmini whisper to Kapila for him to remember before she goes home with Devadatta?

4. After Devadatta leaves to get new dolls, where does Padmini tell the child she will take him?

5. Whose solution does the Bhagavata wonder would satisfy the audience at the start of Act II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on their way to Ujjain, and how does Devadatta react to hearing these names?

3. What does Devadatta do when he reaches the temple of Kali?

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

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

6. What does Devadatta do while at the fair which is unusual behavior for him, and how does Padmini react to it?

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

8. What do the two dolls discuss just before and just after the baby is born?

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

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

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