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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 238 - 289).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do voters receive on their fingers after voting on Election Day?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Indelible ink.
(c) Pin pricks.
(d) Stickers.

2. What does Jivan ask the reporter about the second time he comes to visit her in prison?
(a) Whether he has her payment yet.
(b) Whether he has spoken to her boyfriend.
(c) Whether he has printed the first part of the story yet.
(d) Whether he has spoken to her mother.

3. What does Lovely do to try to make things a little easier for Jivan's mother and father after the verdict in Part IV?
(a) Sweeps away the cigarette butts the reporters left outside their door.
(b) Finds new blankets for them.
(c) Brings them tea.
(d) Raises money for them.

4. How does PT Sir pay for the expensive piece of kitchen equipment?
(a) Through a loan.
(b) He does not pay for it - he steals it.
(c) Cash.
(d) Credit.

5. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she did when she saw a woman's purse unzipped one day on the main street?
(a) She told her friend to steal the the wallet.
(b) She considered stealing her wallet but decided against it.
(c) She stole the woman's wallet.
(d) She told the woman her purse was unzipped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the skinny new prisoner do for Americandi in Part III?

2. In Part V, what is PT Sir so upset about that he confides in his wife about?

3. Where does PT Sir go to be greeted by a sign calling him the headmaster?

4. Why does Jivan think PT Sir might have taken an interest in her?

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

(see the answer key)

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