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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 grade does the man making Lovely's demo tape give to her?

2. What kind of flowers is it appropriate to bring to mourn, as PT Sir does when the leader of the Jana Kalyan Party dies?

3. What year of class does Jivan complete before leaving school?

4. At what age did Lovely select her name?

5. How does Jivan end up going to a good school for girls in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jivan tell Purnendu she is guilty of?

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

3. When and how did Lovely select her name?

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

5. What does Jivan's mother do for her that gives her strength in Part IV?

6. Why does Jivan's mother come to see Lovely in Part III?

7. What does Jivan do as she waits on the train platform, and why?

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

9. What is the verdict that is returned in Jivan's 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 does PT Sir first become involved in politics, and how does his life and career situation improve from his work with the Jana Kalyan party? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your work.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Jivan's mother so proud of her when Jivan successfully convinces a local official to fix their water pipes so that they have clean water? What does Jivan herself learn from the experience of speaking with this official? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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