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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. Where does Jivan's mother routinely go in the middle of the night near the railway tracks in Part III?
(a) The nightclub.
(b) The prayer service.
(c) The illegal market.
(d) The river.

2. In Part IV, why does the mob kill the Muslim man?
(a) They suspect he killed and ate a cow.
(b) They think he killed a child.
(c) They think he stole from the village.
(d) They think he is impersonating someone else.

3. What does the Jana Kalyan party help PT Sir with in Part III related to his school?
(a) Putting in new flooring in the school.
(b) Repairing the school's roof.
(c) Paving the driveway in front of the school.
(d) Repairing the flooding on the access road near his school.

4. What makes Jivan's head swoon when she first begins work in the prison kitchen in Part III?
(a) The hot air.
(b) The smell of lime.
(c) The smell of garlic.
(d) The smoke.

5. What job does Jivan receive in improving the look of the prison?
(a) Cutting the grass.
(b) Scrubbing soot and grease from the prison walls.
(c) Planting trees.
(d) Painting the exterior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Lovely they are writing a script for a movie they hope she appears in?

2. What does Jivan wear to her trial?

3. Who had the most severe problem with Lovely's gender?

4. How does Jivan's mother react when Lovely says she will testify in court?

5. What kind of tea do people routinely sell in the street where Jivan used to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ragini go to a dentist for a surgery having to do with sex resassignment?

2. How does Jivan feel about what Purnendu writes about her?

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

4. What is the verdict that is returned in Jivan's trial?

5. What does Purnendu eventually write about Jivan?

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

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

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

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

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

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