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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 does the Bhagavata tell the audience the three friends went to for answers at the start of Act II?
2. After seeking answers to their problem, who is decided to be Padmini’s husband?
3. How does Padmini react when Devadatta touches her shoulders after they discuss that he never goes out anymore?
4. What does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?
5. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?
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. How do Kapila and Devadatta react when they find they have swapped bodies?
3. What problem arises in regards to Padmini after Kapila and Devadatta’s heads and bodies are switched?
4. After finding the child’s dolls torn up, where does Padmini suggest Devadatta do and what does she suggest he get while there?
5. What does Padmini do once Devadatta leaves for the Ujjain fair to buy new dolls for the baby?
6. What does Kapila do after he and Padmini return from their work to find Devadatta is gone?
7. What error is made when Kali brings Devadatta and Kapila back to life?
8. What does Devadatta say to Padmini about the life of a Brahmin after she tells him he never goes out anymore?
9. What does Padmini do when she finds Kapila and Devadatta’s bodies at the temple?
10. What conversation do Padmini and Devadatta have about sandal oil after Devadatta returns from the fair?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Research Ganesh and analyze the significance of the mask and character in the play.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the significance the two dolls have on the play Hayavadana. What is their purpose? What do they add to the story visually, structurally, or thematically?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.
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