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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 food does Jivan's mother give to her and the neighbors in celebration of her passing her exam?
(a) Cadbury chocolates.
(b) Milk sweets.
(c) Meringues.
(d) Lemon biscuits.

2. How does Jivan end up going to a good school for girls in Part III?
(a) Jivan's father insists she go to the school and he sells his rickshaw to pay for it.
(b) Jivan's grandmother funds her education.
(c) The woman whose wallet she considers stealing helps her get into the school.
(d) Jivan's mother scrapes together the money for the school.

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

4. What does Azad wear on his wedding day?
(a) An ivory dhoti kurta.
(b) An ivory tie.
(c) A black suit.
(d) A red dasiki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man on the burning train seem to be asking Jivan while the train burned?

2. Who does Brijesh visit the new mall with?

3. About how old was Lovely when she left her parents' house?

4. What does Lovely do to try to make things a little easier for Jivan's mother and father after the verdict in Part IV?

5. What job does Jivan receive in improving the look of the prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important piece of evidence is thrown out in Jivan's trial?

2. What does Jivan do as she waits on the train platform, and why?

3. Why are the inmates at Jivan's prison given the task of "beautifying" it?

4. What does Bimala Pal help PT Sir procure for his school?

5. What does Mr. Debnath tell Lovely in Part III that lifts her spirits?

6. What does Jivan know happens to women who go to the prison clinic when they are feeling ill?

7. Why does Jivan's mother come to see Lovely in Part III?

8. What happens to Ragini after her sex reassignment surgery?

9. In Part III, what does Jivan's mother do for a living?

10. How did Jivan get the chance to go to an excellent girls' school despite her poverty?

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