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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 bad habit does Jivan pick up at Pantaloons?

2. Why does Jivan decide to leave school early in Part IV?

3. Who ran the classes Lovely took as a teenager?

4. Who does Brijesh visit the new mall with?

5. How many days does Jivan's trial go on for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the inmates at Jivan's prison given the task of "beautifying" it?

2. What does Jivan know happens to women who go to the prison clinic when they are feeling ill?

3. What happens to Ragini after her sex reassignment surgery?

4. When and how did Lovely select her name?

5. What is Jivan's family's new house like when they first see it in the Kolabagan slum?

6. What does Mr. Debnath tell Lovely in Part III that lifts her spirits?

7. How does Jivan feel about what Purnendu writes about her?

8. How does Lovely feel when she goes to Azad's wedding?

9. Why does Jivan not testify at her own trial?

10. How does Jivan think the other girls in her school think of her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe PT Sir's relationship with his wife? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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