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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 Padmini worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?
(a) She worries they will think the two men died accidentally.
(b) She worries they will think Kapila must be the father of her child.
(c) She worries they will think Kapila and Devadatta were romantically involved.
(d) She worries they will call her a whore whom the two men fought and died for.

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

3. Which part of Devadatta does Kapila argue Padmini wants?
(a) He sense of humor.
(b) His brazenness.
(c) His strong arms.
(d) His clever head.

4. After Devadatta asks Padmini to prepare lime juice for his guests, whose mother does she tell him died?
(a) Padmini’s.
(b) Kapila’s.
(c) Devadatta’s.
(d) Her father’s.

5. What mistake does Padmini make just before Kali brings the men back to life?
(a) She puts the heads on the wrong bodies.
(b) She tells Kali she really loves Kapila.
(c) She runs away so they cannot find her.
(d) She drops the heads and they roll away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Padmini tell Devadatta he should avoid showing off his new physical prowess too much?

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

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

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

5. What question does Devadatta pose at the end of Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Padmini tell Devadatta after he asks her to prepare lime juice for his guest, and how does Devadatta react?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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