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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 PT Sir's wife tell him to take to his appointment with Bimala Pal?

2. Who is Lovely's lover?

3. How is Jivan's father injured in Part II?

4. Why is Americandi in prison?

5. What political party does Bimala Pal lead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lovely and her Hijra sisters often experience discrimination?

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

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

4. Why does PT Sir's wife suggest Bimala Pal came to his school one day?

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

6. Who does Jivan ask her lawyer Gobind to try to find to testify in her favor, and why?

7. In Part II, what does the mother of the bride want Lovely to tell her about her skin?

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

9. How does Jivan get the idea that it would be smart to talk to a reporter?

10. In Part II, how does the doctor treat Jivan's father after his back pain begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Jivan decide to try to speak with a reporter to get her story out into the public? How does speaking with the reporter Purnendu work out for her? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is Jivan's prison experience like, and what lessons does she learn about prison life early on? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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