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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 Kali tell Padmini was the real reason Kapila killed himself?
(a) Because he thought he would be accused of killing Devadatta.
(b) Because he could not live without his best friend.
(c) Because he felt terrible for killing Devadatta.
(d) Because he did not want to face Padmini.

2. What do the dolls say about Devadatta’s hands?
(a) They are too big.
(b) They are rough like a laborer’s.
(c) They are very small.
(d) They are gentle.

3. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?
(a) They are very small.
(b) They are cut up.
(c) They are very large.
(d) The palms are blood red.

4. When Kapila and Padmini return from the temples, what sign does Kapila notice that tells him the direction Devadatta has gone?
(a) The oxen from the cart hoof prints.
(b) Devadatta’s footprints.
(c) Devadatta took the cart and it left wheel tracks.
(d) Devadatta left flower petals along his path.

5. Who tells Kapila not to grieve after Devadatta and Padmini go off together in Act II?
(a) The Bhagavata.
(b) Kali.
(c) Rudra.
(d) Hayavadana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Devadatta rub on his body which Padmini suggests covers up his manly scent?

2. After seeking answers to their problem, who is decided to be Padmini’s husband?

3. Where does Devadatta climb to after Kapila and Padmini have gone of to the temples together?

4. What are the dolls discussing in Act II when they begin to roll around and fight?

5. Where does Kapila go after Devadatta and Padmini return to Dharampura?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Kapila do after he and Padmini return from their work to find Devadatta is gone?

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

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

6. What does the Goddess Kali mean when she says that Devadatta and Kapila lied “to their last breaths” (33)?

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

8. Who do the three friends see to help find a solution to the problem of who Padmini should marry and what solution is offered?

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

10. What conversation do Padmini and Devadatta have about sandal oil after Devadatta returns from the fair?

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