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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 comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?
2. Where does Devadatta suggest he and Padmini go when he returns from the fair?
3. Which part of Kapila does Kapila argue Padmini wants?
4. What is Kali in the midst of when she appears before Padmini in her temple?
5. What does Devadatta say to Padmini when she complains he never goes out anymore?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem arises in regards to Padmini after Kapila and Devadatta’s heads and bodies are switched?
2. Describe the conversation between Devadatta and Padmini when she suggests they take the baby to the lake.
3. What does Devadatta say to Padmini about the life of a Brahmin after she tells him he never goes out anymore?
4. Describe the scene when Padmini sings her son a lullaby just before falling asleep.
5. What conversation do Padmini and Devadatta have about sandal oil after Devadatta returns from the fair?
6. After Devadatta moves one of the dolls in search of a book, how do the dolls describe his changed body?
7. What does the Goddess Kali mean when she says that Devadatta and Kapila lied “to their last breaths” (33)?
8. How do Kapila and Devadatta react when they find they have swapped bodies?
9. Where does Devadatta go after he and Padmini return to Dharampura as husband and wife, and what does he purchase for their baby while there?
10. What does Kapila do after he and Padmini return from their work to find Devadatta is gone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the conflict between body and mind in Hayavadana. Use direct examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing some of the imagery used in Hayavadana. Try to find examples that involve each of the five senses. How does the author’s use of imagery impact the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Hayavadana’s commentary on religion during that time. Consider the role prayer, gods and goddesses, and temples have in the play.
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