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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 was the girl bathed in in the song the Bhagavata sings to introduce the story of Devadatta and Kapila?

2. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

3. Where does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavadana go to help with his problem?

4. What is the name of the hero of the story introduced in Act I who is the son of Lohita, an iron-Smith?

5. What off-stage noise interrupts the Bhagavata’s story in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Bhagavata order Nata to do after he tells him what he saw on his way to the performance when he stopped to relieve himself?

2. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?

3. How does Padmini compare Kapila’s cart driving to Devadatta’s while Kapila drives them to Ujjain?

4. What does the Bhagavata tell Hayavadana about the Goddess Kali in Act I?

5. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?

6. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?

7. How does Kapila offer to help Devadatta find his love?

8. What does Kapila do or say that suggests Devadatta has fallen in love many times before?

9. Which Goddess does the Bhagavata suggest Hayavada go to remove his horse head?

10. How does The Bhagavata describe Devadatta 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 author’s choice to structure Hayavadana as a play. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? In what way would this story be better or worse if it were written as a short story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Devadatta’s relationship with Padmini. Use examples from the text to show how their relationship develops over time and how it represents the themes of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ways in which Kapila’s tone changes throughout the play. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text to indicate when his tone is positive or negative.

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