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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 saves Hanuman from Ravana’s torture?

2. How many times does this character plead with Ravana?

3. What is the first thing Ravana thinks about each morning?

4. What does Ravana say kinsmen have in their hearts?

5. Who does Rama say really knows life?What gossip darkens Sita’s image in Rama’s eye?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of Ravana’s conversation with time?

2. How does Indrajit capture Hanuman, and how does Hanuman get free?

3. How does Rama kill Khumbakarna?

4. How is Ravana killed?

5. Describe the chariot Pushpaka.

6. What happens after Hanuman’s tail is lit on fire?

7. What happens to Sardula and Sarana?

8. Describe General Prahasta’s chariot.

9. Why does Rama banish Sita?

10. How is Indrajit killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of the Ramayana—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 3

How would you rewrite the Ramayana, if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

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