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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 does Jivan's cellmate tell her she should do to turn public opinion her way?
(a) Write a letter to the newspaper.
(b) Have her family talk to the media.
(c) Have her friends talk to the media.
(d) Do an interview with a reporter.

2. What does PT Sir offer in return for getting his hands on Jivan's mercy petition?
(a) A ring.
(b) A book.
(c) A cake.
(d) A bribe of money.

3. What does PT Sir do to help Bimala Pal when he first meets her in Part II?
(a) Fixes her microphone.
(b) Brings her water.
(c) Gets her a snack.
(d) Catches her when she nearly falls.

4. What do the doctors think is wrong with Jivan's father's back in Part II?
(a) His nerves have been inflamed.
(b) He has a severed spinal chord.
(c) A disk has been affected and he risks paralysis.
(d) His vertebrae are cracked.

5. About how old was Lovely when she left her parents' house?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Bimala Pal use to describe PT Sir's oration?

2. What kind of work did Jivan's father once do?

3. What bad habit does Jivan pick up at Pantaloons?

4. What is the first thing the reporter asks Jivan in Part II?

5. When Purendu's story comes out in the paper, what does it emphasize that devastates Jivan?

(see the answer key)

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