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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is really in Lovely's jar of holy water?
(a) Wine.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Water from the municipal pump.

2. What does Jivan wear to her trial?
(a) A white skirt.
(b) A white sari.
(c) A red dashiki.
(d) A blue sari.

3. What does Lovely ask her friends to share on WhatsApp?
(a) Her acting videos.
(b) Her photo of her mother.
(c) Her music.
(d) Her plea for Jivan.

4. Who does the scriptwriter in Part III tell Lovely they hope will appear in the film opposite her?
(a) Misri Nuli.
(b) Fabra Khan.
(c) Shah Rukh Khan.
(d) Suli Roti.

5. How does Lovely react to the verdict in Jivan's trial?
(a) She cannot believe it.
(b) She thinks it is just a bit too harsh.
(c) She is overjoyed that Jivan is set free.
(d) She thinks it is just.

6. What does Jivan's mother do that gives Jivan strength in Part IV?
(a) Smiles at her.
(b) Gives her a flower.
(c) Gives her a book.
(d) Says a prayer for her.

7. What happens to the actual terrorists that commit the train atrocity?
(a) They flee across the border.
(b) They have their own trials.
(c) They testify against JIvan.
(d) They commit suicide.

8. What festival does JIvan tell Purnendu about in Part III?
(a) The Hindu festival.
(b) The Carnivale festival.
(c) The Republic festival.
(d) The Eid festival.

9. What happens to Lovely's closest sister in the hijra house?
(a) She dies of cancer.
(b) She dies after a botched gender reassignment surgery.
(c) She is kicked out of the hijra house by the owner.
(d) She is taken to prison for a minor offense.

10. Who brings the newspaper with the article about Jivan to her?
(a) Mira Ha.
(b) Jivan's father.
(c) Uma madam.
(d) Arunji ma.

11. How does Jivan end up going to a good school for girls in Part III?
(a) Jivan's father insists she go to the school and he sells his rickshaw to pay for it.
(b) Jivan's mother scrapes together the money for the school.
(c) The woman whose wallet she considers stealing helps her get into the school.
(d) Jivan's grandmother funds her education.

12. Who was Lovely's closest sister in the hijra house when Lovely first got there?
(a) Norsi.
(b) Nala.
(c) Ragini.
(d) Mari.

13. How does Jivan's mother react to her sentencing?
(a) She prays.
(b) She cries tears of joy.
(c) She flees from the courtroom.
(d) She collapses.

14. Where does Jivan's mother routinely go in the middle of the night near the railway tracks in Part III?
(a) The illegal market.
(b) The prayer service.
(c) The nightclub.
(d) The river.

15. Who does Brijesh visit the new mall with?
(a) Jivan.
(b) Debnath.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Raju.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the prison Jivan is kept in decide to try to improve its grounds in Part IV?

2. Who takes over fixing the microphones at PT Sir's school after he stops doing it?

3. How does Lovely sometimes refer to herself?

4. What happens to Jivan's mother in Part III that humiliates her?

5. How does Jivan's mother react when Lovely says she will testify in court?

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