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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 181 - 237).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jivan's father proud of when speaking to the doctor?
(a) That he can read.
(b) That he can pay the fee.
(c) That Jivan is also a doctor.
(d) That Jivan can read.

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

3. Who had the most severe problem with Lovely's gender?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister, who persuaded her mother to kick her out of the house.
(d) Her uncles, who persuaded her father to kick her out of the house.

4. What does Bimala Pal ask PT Sir to do for her in Part II?
(a) Find a missing person she needs to see.
(b) Provide false testimony against someone in court.
(c) Take a bribe to an official.
(d) File a motion in court to muzzle the press.

5. What are some of the most significant expenses Jivan's parents incur from?
(a) Food.
(b) Housing.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Her father's medicines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lovely remember the pain of losing her closest hijra sister?

2. Who tells Lovely they are writing a script for a movie they hope she appears in?

3. How does the court react to Lovely's testimony?

4. When is the Durga Pujo festival?

5. What does the judge do in Jivan's trial that she is grateful for?

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