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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. What kind of work did Jivan's father once do?
(a) Molded metals.
(b) Sewed clothes.
(c) Wrote translations.
(d) Drove a rickshaw.

2. What does Gobind's adviser tell him to get at the end of his visit in Part II?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Emerald.
(d) Amethyst.

3. How is Jivan's father injured in Part II?
(a) In a manufacturing accident.
(b) In a fall from a rickshaw.
(c) From a policeman's blow.
(d) From a kick from a horse.

4. What do the doctors think is wrong with Jivan's father's back in Part II?
(a) His nerves have been inflamed.
(b) A disk has been affected and he risks paralysis.
(c) He has a severed spinal chord.
(d) His vertebrae are cracked.

5. Why does Jivan speak to Purnendu in English in Part II?
(a) So he knows she understands English.
(b) So he knows where she was educated.
(c) So she can make him understand she can be his equal.
(d) So the guards will not understand them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does PT Sir want to catch a glimpse of in Part I as he waits for his train?

2. What happens when Jivan's mother goes to the police station to see her?

3. Why is Gobind's wife upset with him in Part II?

4. Which reporter comes to see Jivan in Part II?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is PT Sir irritated with his wife in Part II?

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

4. What is one of the first things PT Sir remembers about Jivan when she was his student?

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

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

7. In Part I, what is the event that leads to Jivan's arrest?

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

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

10. In Part II, what does one of the policeman fired for excessive violence during a slum demolition do as his new gig?

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