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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. Kannagi would have redemption in how many days, according to the gods in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. Who had Ravana attacked and tormented during one of his excursions and later gave Ravana his third curse?

3. Who is Shakuntala's mother?

4. What does the serpent's venom do to Nala?

5. What beautiful young princess does a poet tell Nala about when visiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ravana hear of Rama throughout the city? What is his impression?

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

3. Why is Asvapati praying in the beginning of Savitri? To whom does he pray?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who named Ravana? Describe his family.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism, themes, metaphors, and simile in Viswamitra. How does "man's ego" relate to the story's moral and themes?

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