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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kapila and Padmini return from the temples, what sign does Kapila notice that tells him the direction Devadatta has gone?
(a) Devadatta took the cart and it left wheel tracks.
(b) Devadatta’s footprints.
(c) The oxen from the cart hoof prints.
(d) Devadatta left flower petals along his path.

2. 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 Bhagavata.
(c) The temple of the Fortunate Lady.
(d) The temple of Kali.

3. What does Padmini ask Devadatta to do when she finds the dolls torn apart?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Go to Ujjain to get new dolls.
(c) Put them on the shelf and hope their son will not notice.
(d) Find someone who will fix them.

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

5. What does Kali tell Padmini was the real reason Kapila killed himself?
(a) Because he did not want to face Padmini.
(b) Because he thought he would be accused of killing Devadatta.
(c) Because he felt terrible for killing Devadatta.
(d) Because he could not live without his best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Devadatta tell Padmini he did while at the Ujjain fair which surprised them both?

2. What does Kapila say to Devadatta before cutting off his own head?

3. Who tells Kapila not to grieve after Devadatta and Padmini go off together in Act II?

4. Who comes out at the end of Act I and repeats Devadatta’s question?

5. What is noticeable about the goddess Kali’s hands when she appears after Padmini attempts to kill herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem arises in regards to Padmini after Kapila and Devadatta’s heads and bodies are switched?

2. What error is made when Kali brings Devadatta and Kapila back to life?

3. How does Padmini feel about being Devadatta’s wife after he has Kapila’s body and why?

4. After finding the child’s dolls torn up, where does Padmini suggest Devadatta do and what does she suggest he get while there?

5. Describe the conversation between Devadatta and Padmini when she suggests they take the baby to the lake.

6. How do Kapila and Devadatta react when they find they have swapped bodies?

7. Where does Devadatta go after he and Padmini return to Dharampura as husband and wife, and what does he purchase for their baby while there?

8. What temples does Kapila point out while they are stopped on their way to Ujjain, and how does Devadatta react to hearing these names?

9. What do the two dolls discuss just before and just after the baby is born?

10. Who do the three friends see to help find a solution to the problem of who Padmini should marry and what solution is offered?

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