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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 53-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Devadatta tell Padmini he did while at the Ujjain fair which surprised them both?
(a) Climbed a tree.
(b) Stole from a vendor.
(c) Wrestled.
(d) Saved a woman from getting mugged.

2. After the Princess refused to go with her husband unless he was a horse, how was she cursed?
(a) She was given a half-horse child.
(b) She was turned into a horse.
(c) Her head was replaced with a horse’s head.
(d) She was turned into a horse statue.

3. What does Padmini say about Kapila’s cart driving while they are on their way to Ujjain?
(a) It is too fast.
(b) It is far better than Devadatta’s.
(c) It is too slow.
(d) It is far worse than Devadatta’s.

4. After Padmini goes inside her house, what does Kapila say she needs, rather than someone like Devadatta?
(a) A man of grace.
(b) A man of good humor.
(c) A man of steel.
(d) A man of keen intellect.

5. Who does the Hayavadana’s mother say she is going to marry?
(a) The Prince’s camel.
(b) The Prince’s brother.
(c) The Prince’s horse.
(d) The Prince’s elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits at the table with the musicians stage right at the start of Hayavadana?

2. To whom does Devadatta say he would sacrifice his head if he could marry his new love interest?

3. How does Padmini notice Devadatta and Kapila’s body in the dark temple?

4. Who was Hayavadana’s mother?

5. What does Padmini tell Kapila about her son, which angers him?

(see the answer key)

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