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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the chief guard of the women's prison?
(a) Miss Mia.
(b) Uma madam.
(c) Lia Madam.
(d) Madam Leader.

2. What problem does Jivan help her family solve in their house in Part II?
(a) She convinces the police to leave them alone in their house.
(b) She convinces the town clerk to put in a sewage system.
(c) She convinces the bank clerk to give them a loan for their home.
(d) She convinces the town clerk to solve their problem with dirty water.

3. What does PT Sir receive for each assignment he completes for Bimala Pal?
(a) A favor.
(b) An envelope of money.
(c) A box of sweets.
(d) A bag of rice.

4. Why is Gobind's wife upset with him in Part II?
(a) He spends too much money on his guru's recommendations.
(b) She resents him for enjoying make-up.
(c) She thinks it shows weakness to go to therapy.
(d) She thinks he works too much.

5. What is Jivan's job in the prison kitchen?
(a) Making curry.
(b) Making ruti.
(c) Making rice.
(d) Cutting meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Americandi buys with the money from Jivan's interview?

2. What does the reporter who comes to see Jivan bring for her in Part II?

3. What does Gobind's adviser tell him to get at the end of his visit in Part II?

4. Why does PT Sir go to the police in Part I?

5. Why does Jivan speak to Purnendu in English in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is one place Lovely thinks of herself as preparing for her acting class?

2. How does Jivan get the idea that it would be smart to talk to a reporter?

3. What does Jivan's lawyer Gobind tell her about the evidence against her in her case?

4. What is the first thing that the reporter Purnendu asks Jivan in Part II?

5. Who does Jivan ask her lawyer Gobind to try to find to testify in her favor, and why?

6. In Part II, what does the mother of the baby do after the blessing that offends Lovely?

7. Why does Americandi agree to help Jivan set up an interview with a reporter?

8. In Part II, what does the mother of the bride want Lovely to tell her about her skin?

9. What kinds of "bombs" did Jivan tell the reporter she and her family threw at the police?

10. Why does Americandi strike Jivan in Part I?

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