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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. How many heads did Ravana have at birth?

2. What happens to Kovalan after the goldsmith reports him for theft in The Mispaired Anklet?

3. Shiva's assistant curses Ravana and tells him that _______ will bring about his demise.

4. With whom does Kovalan have an affair with in The Mispaired Anklet?

5. Ravana is first known by what name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the king and queen of Madurai do upon learning of the wrongs done to Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet? What does Kannagi do?

2. Who does Damayanti encounter in Chedi? What does she do at that point?

3. Who comes to order Ravana to stop moving a mountain? What is his response?

4. What does a serpent give Nala in repayment for saving him?

5. Where does King Nala find himself after Damayanti's Swayamwara is announced?

6. What does Savitri do when her husband's death is coming near in Savitri?

7. Who does Savitri discover by her husband in the forest in Savitri? What does she say to him?

8. What moral lesson is relayed in the story of Draupadi?

9. Why does Ravana attack his brother? What does he steal from him?

10. Describe King Nala. Who visits him in the beginning of the story Nala?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Soorpanakha, Vibhishana, Kubera, and the setting of Ravana. Why was Ravana renamed and by whom?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Sankha in Valmiki. What are Sankha's incarnations? What is his principle role in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the obstacles that Kacha faces upon arriving as Sukracharya's pupil. Does he succumb to these temptations?

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