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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Jivan's mother goes to the police station to see her?
(a) The guards do not let her in.
(b) The guards find a way to sneak her in to see Jivan.
(c) The guards beat her until she leaves.
(d) The guards take a bribe in order to let her in.

2. Which reporter knocks on Jivan's family's door about an hour after her arrest?
(a) Purnendu Sarkar.
(b) Dasiki Runi.
(c) Rishi Desai.
(d) Farmil Sir.

3. In Part II, what does a man who used to be employed by the police do in his new gig?
(a) Process driver's licenses.
(b) Cook dinners for immigrants.
(c) Check men's trucks for transporting cows.
(d) Become a bounty hunter.

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

5. How much does the doctor at the government hospital charge Jivan and her father?
(a) 20 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

6. Why does PT Sir think there was something wrong with Jivan the whole time she had been his student?
(a) She wrote a manifesto that he found disturbing.
(b) She left school without saying goodbye and thank-you to him.
(c) She often did not come to school.
(d) She never spoke a word to him.

7. How many cases does Gobind manage at one time?
(a) 10-20.
(b) 5-7.
(c) 60-80.
(d) 40-60.

8. Where is Jivan's father experiencing pain in Part II?
(a) His chest.
(b) His leg.
(c) His back.
(d) His head.

9. What does Americandi demand in order to do a favor for Jivan?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Favors.
(c) Money.
(d) Soap.

10. Who does Jivan tell Uma madam she wants to be able to come and visit her?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her boyfriend.

11. Why does PT Sir go to the police in Part I?
(a) To tell them he found a bag of money.
(b) To ask them for help guarding his house.
(c) To tell them he knew Jivan.
(d) To tell them he robbed a bank.

12. Who is the chief guard of the women's prison?
(a) Madam Leader.
(b) Miss Mia.
(c) Uma madam.
(d) Lia Madam.

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

14. What does Jivan say was in the package people saw her with at the train station?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Books.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party does Bimala Pal lead?

2. Which reporter comes to see Jivan in Part II?

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

4. Where was Jivan's house that she lived in with her parents?

5. Why is Gobind's wife upset with him in Part II?

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