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

2. Which part of Kapila does Kapila argue Padmini wants?

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

4. After Devadatta leaves to get new dolls, where does Padmini tell the child she will take him?

5. What do Padmini and Kapila discover when they return from their walk to the temples at the stop on the way to Ujjain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Goddess Kali mean when she says that Devadatta and Kapila lied “to their last breaths” (33)?

3. What conversation do Padmini and Devadatta have about sandal oil after Devadatta returns from the fair?

4. What does Devadatta do while at the fair which is unusual behavior for him, and how does Padmini react to it?

5. What does Padmini do once Devadatta leaves for the Ujjain fair to buy new dolls for the baby?

6. What does Devadatta say to Padmini about the life of a Brahmin after she tells him he never goes out anymore?

7. What does Kapila do after he and Padmini return from their work to find Devadatta is gone?

8. After Devadatta moves one of the dolls in search of a book, how do the dolls describe his changed body?

9. What does Padmini tell Devadatta after he asks her to prepare lime juice for his guest, and how does Devadatta react?

10. What do the dolls see Padmini dreaming about when she falls asleep after singing her baby a lullaby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing some of the imagery used in Hayavadana. Try to find examples that involve each of the five senses. How does the author’s use of imagery impact the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance the two dolls have on the play Hayavadana. What is their purpose? What do they add to the story visually, structurally, or thematically?

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