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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 worry people will think regarding Devadatta and Kaplia’s suicide if she returns to the city?

2. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?

3. What strange thing do the dolls Devadatta brought from the fair do once Devadatta and Padmini leave?

4. What does Padmini realize she is too weak to do after finding Kapila and Devadatta dead?

5. What did Devadatta tell Padmini he did while at the Ujjain fair which surprised them both?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What conversation do Padmini and Devadatta have about sandal oil after Devadatta returns from the fair?

4. What do the two dolls discuss just before and just after the baby is born?

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

6. Describe the conversation between Devadatta and Padmini when she suggests they take the baby to the lake.

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

8. What does the Goddess Kali mean when she says that Devadatta and Kapila lied “to their last breaths” (33)?

9. How does Padmini feel about being Devadatta’s wife after he has Kapila’s body and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write a visual analysis of Hayavadana. Consider stage placement, costume, and objects and discuss their significance to the narrative.

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