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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why are Brijesh and his friend refused entry to the mall they visit?
(a) They are told they are not clean enough to enter.
(b) They are told they do not have the right shoes to enter.
(c) They are asked to pledge allegiance to the party to enter.
(d) They are asked to pay to gain entry and they refuse.

4. What is Jivan's sentence?
(a) Death.
(b) She is set free.
(c) Four years in prison.
(d) Life in prison.

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

6. What happens to the actual terrorists that commit the train atrocity?
(a) They flee across the border.
(b) They commit suicide.
(c) They have their own trials.
(d) They testify against JIvan.

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

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

9. At what age did Lovely select her name?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

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

11. How does Lovely avoid being arrested by the guard in Part IV at the tourist location?
(a) She has a friend vouch for her.
(b) She actually does have a ticket.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She tells him she is is cousin.

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

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

14. What kind of exercise does PT Sir routinely have his students do indoors?
(a) Dodgeball.
(b) Golf.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Cricket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the court react to Lovely's testimony?

2. What does Purnendu tell Jivan his editor is doing with her story?

3. Why does Jivan think PT Sir might have taken an interest in her?

4. What does Arjuni Ma tell Lovely about her connection to Jivan?

5. What kind of food does Jivan's mother give to her and the neighbors in celebration of her passing her exam?

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