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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 Padmini realize she is too weak to do after finding Kapila and Devadatta dead?

2. What does Padmini ask Devadatta to do when she finds the dolls torn apart?

3. Who does the Bhagavata tell the audience the three friends went to for answers at the start of Act II?

4. What does Devadatta say his true role is when Padmini complains he never goes out anymore?

5. Which part of Devadatta does Kapila argue Padmini wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on their way to Ujjain, and how does Devadatta react to hearing these names?

2. What error is made when Kali brings Devadatta and Kapila back to life?

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

4. How do Kapila and Devadatta react when they find they have swapped bodies?

5. After Devadatta moves one of the dolls in search of a book, how do the dolls describe his changed body?

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

7. What does Devadatta do when he reaches the temple of Kali?

8. What does Padmini do once Devadatta leaves for the Ujjain fair to buy new dolls for the baby?

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. Who do the three friends see to help find a solution to the problem of who Padmini should marry and what solution is offered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early on in the play the Bhagavata breaks the fourth wall by addressing the audience. What impact does this have on the play? Why do you think the author chose to violate this performance convention.

Essay Topic 2

Research Ganesh and analyze the significance of the mask and character in the play.

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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