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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. Who did Nata see talking to him when he stopped on the way to the play?
2. How does Devadatta react to Kapila when he comments that he must be thinking about a girl?
3. Why does Devadatta tell Kapila it does not matter if his love has a name?
4. What did Devadatta do to his love interest after he saw her for the first time?
5. What does the female chorus sing about after the Bhagavata introduces the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Bhagavata ask to happen before the performance after he sings Ganesh’s praise?
2. How does The Bhagavata describe Devadatta at the beginning of the play?
3. What does the Bhagavata say he thinks perhaps Ganesh’s appearance is to signify?
4. How does Kapila offer to help Devadatta find his love?
5. What does Hayavadana tell about who his mother married?
6. After Hayavadana and Nata leave, how does the Bhagavata begin his story of Devadatta’s and Kapila?
7. Why does Nata return a second time in Act I after the Bhagavata sends Nata off stage and begins to tell the story?
8. What does Kapila do or say that suggests Devadatta has fallen in love many times before?
9. How does The Bhagavata describe Kapila at the beginning of the play?
10. What happened to Hayavadana’s mother when she refused to go to the Heavenly Abode with the Celestial Being?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the role of the child in Hayavadana. Discuss the life he was born into and the changes that took place after his birth. Consider the confusion about which character is his true father.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the play Hayavadan’s commentary on gender roles. In what ways do the character conform to gender stereotypes of the time and in what ways do they go against these stereotypes?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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