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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 does Nala save a serpent from in Nala?

2. Nala is the ruler of what kingdom?

3. Who is referred to as the god of air, rain, and ocean in Nala?

4. Valmiki composed how many stanzas of the Ramayana?

5. The one commendable thing Ravana does in his life is marry whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ravana die?

3. What is Sita's reaction to Ravana once she has been kidnapped?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Nala leave Damayanti behind in Nala? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life of the author, R. K. Narayan, his culture and literary career, and the influences which he drew from in adapting Gods, Demons, and Others.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the Indian practice of Swayamwara. How does this tradition differ from Western marriage arrangements? What power do women have within this system?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss King Lavana. Where is Lavana ruler? How is he thought of by his subjects? What magician visits him?

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