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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. What does Arjuni Ma tell Lovely about her connection to Jivan?

2. What kind of carriers do people often transport food inside in India?

3. Why does Jivan decide not to tell Purnendu about Lovely testifying for her?

4. What does Azad wear on his wedding day?

5. When is the Durga Pujo festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Jivan's mother do for a living?

2. Why does Ragini go to a dentist for a surgery having to do with sex resassignment?

3. How did Jivan get the chance to go to an excellent girls' school despite her poverty?

4. Why does Jivan leave school early, as explained in Part IV?

5. What does Bimala Pal help PT Sir procure for his school?

6. Why does Jivan's mother come to see Lovely in Part III?

7. What does Jivan do as she waits on the train platform, and why?

8. What does Jivan know happens to women who go to the prison clinic when they are feeling ill?

9. Why does Jivan not testify at her own trial?

10. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she is guilty of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Majumdar's language in describing some of the most harrowing action in the novel - the burning train, Jivan's experiences in prison, the mob's killing of the muslim man and his entire family, and Jivan's hanging.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Lovely's testimony so important to Jivan's defense in her trial for terrorism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of case do the authorities have against Jivan in charging her as a suspected terrorist? What is their evidence based on? Write a journal entry explaining your answers.

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