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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the girl hold up high in the song the Bhagavata sings in Act I?
2. Where did Devadatta first see his new love interest?
3. Where does Kapila sit when Devadatta calls him back so he can tell him about the woman he now loves?
4. Which goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada see?
5. In what city does the Bhagavata begin his story?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does The Bhagavata describe Devadatta at the beginning of the play?
2. What does Devadatta say he is willing to do if the woman he loves would marry him?
3. What does Kapila do or say that suggests Devadatta has fallen in love many times before?
4. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?
5. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?
6. How does Kapila offer to help Devadatta find his love?
7. What does the Bhagavata ask to happen before the performance after he sings Ganesh’s praise?
8. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?
9. What does the Bhagavata ask Hayavadana when he learns that his head is real and not a mask?
10. How is Ganesh’s mask used at the beginning of the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the significance of the frame story of Hayavanda’s conflict. What does it symbolize in regards to Devadatta, Kapila, and Padmini’s journey?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the ending of Hayavadana. How do you think this ending reflects the themes of freedom, friendship, or survival?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the play Hayavadana, the characters speak in asides. Analyze Karanad’s use of asides in the play. What purpose do they serve and what impact does it have on the reader/ viewer?
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