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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. In Part IV, what prices are Bimala Pal worried about?
(a) The prices of carrots.
(b) The prices of bread.
(c) The prices of onions.
(d) The prices of meat.

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

7. What stops Jivan's mother from continuing her business in Part III?
(a) The police.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) Jivan's brother.
(d) The rains.

8. What happens to Jivan's mother in Part III that humiliates her?
(a) She loses her job because she insults the boss.
(b) She is spat upon for being Muslim.
(c) She is robbed and assaulted by men while selling her food.
(d) She loses a tooth when someone hits her in the street.

9. What percentage does Jivan pass her important exam with?
(a) 60%.
(b) 52%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 72%.

10. 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.

11. What festival does JIvan tell Purnendu about in Part III?
(a) The Eid festival.
(b) The Carnivale festival.
(c) The Republic festival.
(d) The Hindu festival.

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

13. In Part IV, why does the mob kill the Muslim man?
(a) They think he stole from the village.
(b) They think he is impersonating someone else.
(c) They think he killed a child.
(d) They suspect he killed and ate a cow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lovely sometimes refer to herself?

2. What does PT Sir eat for breakfast every morning?

3. At what age did Lovely select her name?

4. Whose house does Lovely walk past at the end of Part III to see if she can catch a glimpse of this person?

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

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