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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 color is Rama’s skin when he appears before Lanka?

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

3. After Rama’s victory, what does Vibhishana offer Sita?

4. Where are the dead Rakshasas buried?

5. What does Ravana do to Hanuman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ravana killed?

2. Why does Vibhishana defect from Ravana?

3. Describe Rama’s return to the throne of Ayodhya.

4. Describe Hanuman’s leap.

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

6. Describe the Rakshasis Hanuman sees when he is searching Lanka.

7. How does Rama send a final warning to Ravana?

8. What happens to Sardula and Sarana?

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

10. What advice does Khumbakarna give Ravana before he goes to fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the audience for the Ramayana? What is the ideal reader for the Ramayana likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

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