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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 is Rama's wife in Ravana?

2. Where does Rama strike a deadly blow in Ravana?

3. What is the name of the man Savriti wants to marry in the story with her name?

4. Where does Damayanti get dropped off by a caravan while seeking her husband Nala?

5. Who is referred to as the god of fire in Nala?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ravana and his brothers go into seclusion? What does Ravana gain?

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

3. Who arrives to save Sita in Ravana? What does he do to free her?

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

5. How does Ravana die?

6. What gods assist Nala's brother in tricking Nala? How and why?

7. What causes the downfall of Kovalan in The Mispaired Anklet?

8. What do Ravana and his brothers do when they come out from seclusion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure and settings of Yayati. What are the story's central themes? How do the characters react to temptation in this narrative? How does it relate to the other stories in the anthology?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Valmiki and Rama. What is the definition of the Adi Kavi, and how did Valmiki earn this title?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Sandhya, Manmata, Rati, Iswara, and the setting of Manmata. Why did Brahma decide to create Sandhya and Manmata?

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