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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Bhagavata tell the audience the three friends went to for answers at the start of Act II?
(a) A rishi.
(b) Kapila’s father.
(c) Padmini’s father.
(d) Devadatta’s father.

2. Who does Devadatta first tell about the birth of his son?
(a) His father.
(b) The dolls.
(c) Padmini’s father.
(d) Kapila.

3. What does the Bhagavata suggest the audience do during their ten-minute intermission?
(a) Go home.
(b) Meet the actors.
(c) Find things to throw on the stage.
(d) Have tea and contemplate a solution to the problem.

4. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on the way to Ujjain, which peaks Devadatta’s interest?
(a) The temples of Bhargavi and Rudra
(b) The temples of Kali and Rudra.
(c) The temples of Ganesha and Rudra.
(d) The temples of Ganesha and Kali.

5. What question does Devadatta pose at the end of Act I?
(a) How can I get rid of Padmini?
(b) How can I get rid of Kapila?
(c) Whose child is Padmini carrying?
(d) What is the solution to this problem?

6. After the baby has grown a little older, where does Padmini wish to take their son, but Devadatta says it is too cold?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The lake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The forest.

7. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?
(a) Devadatta is mad at them for leaving.
(b) Devadatta is gone.
(c) Devadatta is dead.
(d) Devadatta has fallen asleep.

8. Where does Devadatta climb to after Kapila and Padmini have gone of to the temples together?
(a) The temple of Lord Rudra.
(b) The temple of Kali.
(c) The Temple of Bhagavata.
(d) The temple of the Fortunate Lady.

9. What does Kali tell Padmini both Devadatta and Kapila did “to their last breaths” (33)?
(a) Lied.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Fought.
(d) Loved her.

10. What does Devadatta say to Padmini when she complains he never goes out anymore?
(a) He is a Brahmin.
(b) Parents should not go out.
(c) He goes out all the time.
(d) She is the one who does not want to go out.

11. When Padmini sleeps after singing a lullaby to her son, who do the dolls say she is dreaming of?
(a) Lord Rudra.
(b) Kapila.
(c) Devadatta.
(d) Her son.

12. How does Padmini react when Devadatta touches her shoulders after they discuss that he never goes out anymore?
(a) She tells him to leave her alone.
(b) She pulls him close to her.
(c) She giggles.
(d) She shudders.

13. After suggesting that Devadatta stop putting on oil, what smell does Devadatta tell Padmini is what she really preferred?
(a) The smell of oxen.
(b) The sweaty smell of Kapila.
(c) The disgusting, unwashed smell of a laborer.
(d) The celestial smell of the gods.

14. Who tells Kapila not to grieve after Devadatta and Padmini go off together in Act II?
(a) Rudra.
(b) Kali.
(c) The Bhagavata.
(d) Hayavadana.

15. What does Devadatta do once he arrives at the temple, after apologizing to the goddess for forgetting the promise he made in exchange for Padmini’s love?
(a) He cuts off his head.
(b) He cuts out his heart.
(c) He cuts off his feet.
(d) He cuts off his arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doll II point out about Devadatta’s stomach after he moved them to look for a book?

2. Why does Padmini tell Devadatta he should avoid showing off his new physical prowess too much?

3. Whose solution does the Bhagavata wonder would satisfy the audience at the start of Act II?

4. What is the first thing Padmini asks Kali when she see her in the temple after finding Devadatta and Kapila’s bodies?

5. Kali says that the only reason Padmini told the truth when she found the dead men and wanted to kill herself was because what?

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