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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the scriptwriter in Part III tell Lovely they hope will appear in the film opposite her?
(a) Suli Roti.
(b) Fabra Khan.
(c) Shah Rukh Khan.
(d) Misri Nuli.

2. How does Jivan end up going to a good school for girls in Part III?
(a) The woman whose wallet she considers stealing helps her get into the school.
(b) Jivan's grandmother funds her education.
(c) Jivan's mother scrapes together the money for the school.
(d) Jivan's father insists she go to the school and he sells his rickshaw to pay for it.

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

4. Where does Bimala Pal send PT Sir on a mission in Part III?
(a) Kolkata.
(b) New Dheli.
(c) Chalnai.
(d) Kolabanga.

5. What bad habit does Jivan pick up at Pantaloons?
(a) Scratching at her hand.
(b) Biting her nails.
(c) Eating sweets.
(d) Smoking.

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

7. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she did when she saw a woman's purse unzipped one day on the main street?
(a) She stole the woman's wallet.
(b) She told the woman her purse was unzipped.
(c) She told her friend to steal the the wallet.
(d) She considered stealing her wallet but decided against it.

8. Whose movie does Lovely get the offer a role in in Part IV that is her big break?
(a) Sonali Khan.
(b) Vishnu Roti.
(c) Fabri Salim.
(d) Notar Dasiki.

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

10. Where does Lovely remember the pain of losing her closest hijra sister?
(a) In her acting class.
(b) In her job as a judge.
(c) In her job as a clerk.
(d) In her music class.

11. How does the court react to Lovely's testimony?
(a) They are angry with her.
(b) They are suspicious of her testimony.
(c) They are saddened by her testimony.
(d) They laugh and are entranced by her.

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

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

14. Who does Azad marry in Part III?
(a) Shabnam.
(b) Sali.
(c) Mawal.
(d) Suri.

15. What kind of food does Jivan's mother give to her and the neighbors in celebration of her passing her exam?
(a) Lemon biscuits.
(b) Meringues.
(c) Milk sweets.
(d) Cadbury chocolates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the food for the B actors on the set of the first film Lovely is cast in?

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

3. What does Jivan wear to her trial?

4. In Part IV, why does the mob kill the Muslim man?

5. What kind of flowers is it appropriate to bring to mourn, as PT Sir does when the leader of the Jana Kalyan Party dies?

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