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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lovely sometimes refer to herself?
(a) As a hermaphrodite.
(b) As a half-half.
(c) As a changeling.
(d) As a man.

2. What does Jivan tell Purnendu is the only thing she is guilty of in Part IV?
(a) Being an idealist.
(b) Being a coward.
(c) Being a young woman.
(d) Being too optimistic.

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

4. Why does PT Sir say that Jivan's behavior in school was suspicious?
(a) She never learned to speak English.
(b) She never had shoes of her own.
(c) She vanished without saying goodbye.
(d) She fainted often.

5. Why does the prison Jivan is kept in decide to try to improve its grounds in Part IV?
(a) The state government has mandated that all prisons be improved.
(b) The prison received a grant for beautification.
(c) Jivan's presence has brought media attention to the prison.
(d) The prison warden commands the work to be done.

6. What is really in Lovely's jar of holy water?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Water from the municipal pump.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Wine.

7. Who does Brijesh visit the new mall with?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Raju.
(c) Jivan.
(d) Debnath.

8. 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.

9. What does Purnendu tell Jivan his editor is doing with her story?
(a) Making it better.
(b) Making it shorter.
(c) Making it longer.
(d) Making it more accessible to the people.

10. What job does Jivan receive in improving the look of the prison?
(a) Scrubbing soot and grease from the prison walls.
(b) Planting trees.
(c) Painting the exterior.
(d) Cutting the grass.

11. What does Lovely say is the number one tourist spot in the country?
(a) The Taj Mahal.
(b) The British palace Victoria Memorial.
(c) The Bindi.
(d) The Rilco.

12. Who had the most severe problem with Lovely's gender?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her uncles, who persuaded her father to kick her out of the house.
(c) Her sister, who persuaded her mother to kick her out of the house.
(d) Her brother.

13. How did Jivan feel going to the school for girls that she describes to Purnendu?
(a) She loved it.
(b) It was not easy, but she felt hope and possibility.
(c) The work was far too difficult for her, so she dropped out after a few months.
(d) She hated it.

14. What kind of tea do people routinely sell in the street where Jivan used to live?
(a) Chai.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Black.
(d) English Breakfast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bimala Pal send PT Sir on a mission in Part III?

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

3. What does Jivan's mother do that gives Jivan strength in Part IV?

4. What grade does the man making Lovely's demo tape give to her?

5. What does Gobind help Lovely to do in Part III?

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