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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. How does PT Sir know Jivan?
(a) She was a student teacher of his.
(b) She was once his student.
(c) She is his daughter's friend.
(d) She was a co-worker.

2. Who comes to PT Sir's school on Republic Day?
(a) Bimala Pal.
(b) Jamila Jarsi.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Rishi Daki.

3. Where does the terrorist attack on the train occur in Part I?
(a) Lusibari.
(b) Kolbagan.
(c) Bali.
(d) Kolkata.

4. How old is Jivan at the time of her arrest?
(a) 35.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 40.

5. What does Jivan's cellmate tell her she should do to turn public opinion her way?
(a) Have her family talk to the media.
(b) Do an interview with a reporter.
(c) Have her friends talk to the media.
(d) Write a letter to the newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Jivan help her family solve in their house in Part II?

2. What does PT Sir's wife tell him to take to his appointment with Bimala Pal?

3. Where does Jivan work?

4. What does Jivan ask the reporter about the second time he comes to visit her in prison?

5. Who does Jivan tell Uma madam she wants to be able to come and visit her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Azad think was speaking to Lovely about his relationship with her in Part I, and why does this upset him?

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

6. What is Jivan's first impression of Purnendu, the reporter?

7. Why does Americandi strike Jivan in Part I?

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

9. In Part II, how does the doctor treat Jivan's father after his back pain begins?

10. Why do Lovely and her Hijra sisters often experience discrimination?

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