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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. In Part II, what does a man who used to be employed by the police do in his new gig?
2. What is Jivan's father proud of when speaking to the doctor?
3. What does the reporter who comes to see Jivan bring for her in Part II?
4. What does Americandi do to Jivan in the television room when they first meet?
5. How does PT Sir know Jivan?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jivan get the idea that it would be smart to talk to a reporter?
2. Why do Lovely and her Hijra sisters often experience discrimination?
3. Where is one place Lovely thinks of herself as preparing for her acting class?
4. Why does Americandi agree to help Jivan set up an interview with a reporter?
5. Why does Americandi strike Jivan in Part I?
6. In Part II, what does Lovely do to bless the baby?
7. What kinds of "bombs" did Jivan tell the reporter she and her family threw at the police?
8. What is one of the first things PT Sir remembers about Jivan when she was his student?
9. What is the first thing that the reporter Purnendu asks Jivan in Part II?
10. In Part II, what does the mother of the baby do after the blessing that offends Lovely?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the underlying reasons for the government's mistreatment of people like Jivan, her family, and their neighbors? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do Jivan's mother's visits to her in prison affect Jivan at different points throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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