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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which Hijra was locked up for reporting police harassment?
2. How does PT Sir know Jivan?
3. On which social media platform does Jivan post her messages about the terrorist attack?
4. Which famous film producer is brought in to Jivan's prison?
5. What does Jivan ask the reporter about the second time he comes to visit her in prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Americandi strike Jivan in Part I?
2. What kinds of "bombs" did Jivan tell the reporter she and her family threw at the police?
3. Who does Jivan ask her lawyer Gobind to try to find to testify in her favor, and why?
4. What does Jivan's lawyer Gobind tell her about the evidence against her in her case?
5. In Part II, what does the mother of the bride want Lovely to tell her about her skin?
6. Why does Americandi agree to help Jivan set up an interview with a reporter?
7. In Part II, what does the mother of the baby do after the blessing that offends Lovely?
8. What is the first thing that the reporter Purnendu asks Jivan in Part II?
9. Why does PT Sir's wife suggest Bimala Pal came to his school one day?
10. What is Jivan's first impression of Purnendu, the reporter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Jivan's prison experience like, and what lessons does she learn about prison life early on? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
At the conclusion of the novel, PT Sir sees an apparition of Jivan in the large crowd, but minutes later, she is gone. Write an essay exploring the symbolism of this apparition of Jivan, and explain whether or not - and why or why not - you think Majumdar concludes the novel on a hopeful note.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the most important details the reporter Purnendu changes, embellishes, or misrepresents in his story about Jivan and her background? How do these changes seem to affect public opinion about Jivan? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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