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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jivan wear to her trial?
(a) A white skirt.
(b) A blue sari.
(c) A red dashiki.
(d) A white sari.

2. How much does Lovely pay for her demo video production?
(a) 500 rupees.
(b) 1,000 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 600 rupees.

3. What is the food for the B actors on the set of the first film Lovely is cast in?
(a) Cakes.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Blackened bananas.

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

5. What does Lovely ask her friends to share on WhatsApp?
(a) Her acting videos.
(b) Her photo of her mother.
(c) Her music.
(d) Her plea for Jivan.

6. When Purendu's story comes out in the paper, what does it emphasize that devastates Jivan?
(a) That she was from the Kolbagan slum.
(b) That she did not speak English.
(c) That she was poor.
(d) That she had expressed distrust of the police and had physically clashed with them in the past.

7. What kind of carriers do people often transport food inside in India?
(a) Oval metal boxes.
(b) Tiffin carriers.
(c) Refrigerated boxes.
(d) Marshall boxes.

8. Who tells Lovely they are writing a script for a movie they hope she appears in?
(a) Miss Misi.
(b) Mr. Debnath.
(c) Jivan.
(d) Jivan's mother.

9. What year of class does Jivan complete before leaving school?
(a) Class Seven.
(b) Class Five.
(c) Class Three.
(d) Class Ten.

10. What do Jivan's mother and father eat for dinner together after Jivan's mother's visit to her in Part IV?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rice and yogurt.
(d) Lamb.

11. What makes Jivan's head swoon when she first begins work in the prison kitchen in Part III?
(a) The smell of garlic.
(b) The smoke.
(c) The hot air.
(d) The smell of lime.

12. What grade does the man making Lovely's demo tape give to her?
(a) F.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) A.

13. What does Gobind help Lovely to do in Part III?
(a) Fill out the form for the court so she can testify for Jivan.
(b) Find a better apartment to rent.
(c) Win Azad back.
(d) Talk to Jivan's mother.

14. What does Jivan's mother do that gives Jivan strength in Part IV?
(a) Gives her a book.
(b) Says a prayer for her.
(c) Gives her a flower.
(d) Smiles at her.

15. When is the Durga Pujo festival?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the prison Jivan is kept in decide to try to improve its grounds in Part IV?

2. What stops Jivan's mother from continuing her business in Part III?

3. Whose movie does Lovely get the offer a role in in Part IV that is her big break?

4. What is really in Lovely's jar of holy water?

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

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