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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. What does Jivan call her father?

2. Why does PT Sir think there was something wrong with Jivan the whole time she had been his student?

3. What is Jivan's job in the prison kitchen?

4. What are some of the most significant expenses Jivan's parents incur from?

5. What does Jivan say was in the package people saw her with at the train station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jivan write on Facebook in Part I that leads to her arrest?

3. What does Jivan's lawyer Gobind tell her about the evidence against her in her case?

4. In Part II, what does Lovely do to bless the baby?

5. Who does Americandi speak to about letting the reporter into the jail to talk to Jivan, and why?

6. In Part I, when is the first time PT Sir feels important because of his affiliation with Bimala Pal's political party?

7. What is the first thing that the reporter Purnendu asks Jivan in Part II?

8. Why does Americandi agree to help Jivan set up an interview with a reporter?

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

10. Who does Azad think was speaking to Lovely about his relationship with her in Part I, and why does this upset him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of prejudices does Lovely encounter in her daily life, and what are the biases and prejudices based upon? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Gobind's work for Jivan from the beginning of the novel to the end as her court-appointed lawyer? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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