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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the reporter who comes to see Jivan bring for her in Part II?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pens.
(c) Rice.
(d) Bananas.

3. What does Americandi do to Jivan in the television room when they first meet?
(a) Feeds her.
(b) Cuts her with a knife.
(c) Comforts her.
(d) Slaps her.

4. Where does the terrorist attack on the train occur in Part I?
(a) Kolkata.
(b) Kolbagan.
(c) Lusibari.
(d) Bali.

5. What group of people does Lovely belong to?
(a) Hijra.
(b) Beha.
(c) Mehta.
(d) Mirha.

6. Who comes to PT Sir's school on Republic Day?
(a) Rishi Daki.
(b) Bimala Pal.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Jamila Jarsi.

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

8. Where does Lovely find some inspiration for her acting?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her train ride.

9. Who tells Lovely that she needs to let her lover go?
(a) Riley's father.
(b) Ramesh's best friend.
(c) Hazim's sister.
(d) Azad's brother.

10. What does Jivan do in order to try to ask Uma madam for a favor?
(a) Cook ruti with her mother's ghee.
(b) Give her a foot rub.
(c) Give her chocolate.
(d) Give her shampoo.

11. Who is Jivan's cellmate?
(a) Kalyan.
(b) Bimi.
(c) Americandi.
(d) Jalala.

12. 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.

13. Why does Jivan speak to Purnendu in English in Part II?
(a) So he knows where she was educated.
(b) So she can make him understand she can be his equal.
(c) So he knows she understands English.
(d) So the guards will not understand them.

14. What is Jivan's job in the prison kitchen?
(a) Cutting meat.
(b) Making ruti.
(c) Making rice.
(d) Making curry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jivan call her father?

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

3. Who does Jivan tell Uma madam she wants to be able to come and visit her?

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

5. What does Gobind's adviser tell him to get at the end of his visit in Part II?

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