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

2. What is really in Lovely's jar of holy water?
(a) Wine.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Water from the municipal pump.
(d) Holy water.

3. Who is the casting director Lovely sees in Part III?
(a) Mr. Siru.
(b) Mr. Jhunjhunwala.
(c) Mr. Debnath.
(d) Mr. Hali.

4. What happens to Jivan's mother in Part III that humiliates her?
(a) She loses a tooth when someone hits her in the street.
(b) She is robbed and assaulted by men while selling her food.
(c) She is spat upon for being Muslim.
(d) She loses her job because she insults the boss.

5. When Purendu's story comes out in the paper, what does it emphasize that devastates Jivan?
(a) That she was poor.
(b) That she had expressed distrust of the police and had physically clashed with them in the past.
(c) That she did not speak English.
(d) That she was from the Kolbagan slum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over fixing the microphones at PT Sir's school after he stops doing it?

2. How does Jivan's mother react to her sentencing?

3. What is the food for the B actors on the set of the first film Lovely is cast in?

4. What year of class does Jivan complete before leaving school?

5. Why are Brijesh and his friend refused entry to the mall they visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lovely feel when she goes to Azad's wedding?

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

4. What is Jivan's family's new house like when they first see it in the Kolabagan slum?

5. What does Jivan do when someone locked in the burning train beckons to her to try to save his young daughter?

6. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she is guilty of?

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

8. What does Jivan's mother do for her that gives her strength in Part IV?

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

10. Why does Lovely leave her home as a young person?

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