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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 IV, what prices are Bimala Pal worried about?
2. What festival does JIvan tell Purnendu about in Part III?
3. What does Jivan's mother do that gives Jivan strength in Part IV?
4. Who does Azad marry in Part III?
5. In Part IV, why does the mob kill the Muslim man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jivan do as she waits on the train platform, and why?
2. How did Jivan get the chance to go to an excellent girls' school despite her poverty?
3. Why does Jivan not testify at her own trial?
4. What does Jivan's mother do for her that gives her strength in Part IV?
5. Why does Ragini go to a dentist for a surgery having to do with sex resassignment?
6. What is the verdict that is returned in Jivan's trial?
7. Why does Lovely leave her home as a young person?
8. What does Purnendu eventually write about Jivan?
9. How does Jivan feel about what Purnendu writes about her?
10. What important piece of evidence is thrown out in Jivan's trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Lovely's testimony so important to Jivan's defense in her trial for terrorism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Majumdar's language in describing some of the most harrowing action in the novel - the burning train, Jivan's experiences in prison, the mob's killing of the muslim man and his entire family, and Jivan's hanging.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the major challenges women in India during the time during which this novel is set face in terms of living conditions, access to education, and equal treatment to men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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