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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. How do Devadatta and Kapila react when they are brought back to life and learn of the mistake Padmini made?
(a) They kill Padmini.
(b) They are enraged.
(c) They are overjoyed.
(d) They tell her to leave them alone for good.

2. What does Devadatta purchase for their coming baby at the Ujjain fair?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A rattle.
(d) Dolls.

3. What does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?
(a) He says he cannot be father to Devadatta’s child.
(b) He says he will see him soon.
(c) He says he cannot live without him.
(d) He says he does not want to have to marry Padmini.

4. What did Devadatta tell Padmini he did while at the Ujjain fair which surprised them both?
(a) Wrestled.
(b) Saved a woman from getting mugged.
(c) Climbed a tree.
(d) Stole from a vendor.

5. After seeking answers to their problem, who is decided to be Padmini’s husband?
(a) Both.
(b) The one with Kapila’s head.
(c) Neither.
(d) The one with Devadatta’s head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Bhagavata tell the audience the three friends went to for answers at the start of Act II?

2. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?

3. When Padmini sleeps after singing a lullaby to her son, who do the dolls say she is dreaming of?

4. What does Devadatta do once he arrives at the temple, after apologizing to the goddess for forgetting the promise he made in exchange for Padmini’s love?

5. Which part of Devadatta does Kapila argue Padmini wants?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Devadatta say to Padmini about the life of a Brahmin after she tells him he never goes out anymore?

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

5. How do Kapila and Devadatta react when they find they have swapped bodies?

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

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

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

9. After finding the child’s dolls torn up, where does Padmini suggest Devadatta do and what does she suggest he get while there?

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

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